Probiotics in poultry feed: A comprehensive review

ME Abd El‐Hack, MT El‐Saadony… - Journal of animal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The use of antibiotics to maintain animal well‐being, promote growth and improve efficiency
has been practised for more than 50 years. However, as early as the 1950s, researchers …

Insights in the development and uses of alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters in poultry and swine production

MRT Rahman, I Fliss, E Biron - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The overuse and misuse of antibiotics has contributed to the rise and spread of multidrug-
resistant bacteria. To address this global public health threat, many countries have restricted …

The use of probiotics as eco-friendly alternatives for antibiotics in poultry nutrition

M Alagawany, ME Abd El-Hack, MR Farag… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Antibiotics as growth promoters in poultry have been used for long time for improving feed
efficiency and performance. Due to their various side-effects such as antibiotic resistance …

Advantages of Bacillus-based probiotics in poultry production

U Ramlucken, R Lalloo, Y Roets, G Moonsamy… - Livestock Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Broiler chicken production is one of the most lucrative food production industries globally
because of the demand for poultry products. Stringent regulations pertaining to the use of …

[HTML][HTML] A novel Bacillus based multi-strain probiotic improves growth performance and intestinal properties of Clostridium perfringens challenged broilers

U Ramlucken, SO Ramchuran, G Moonsamy, R Lalloo… - Poultry science, 2020 - Elsevier
There is a necessity for the implementation of in-feed probiotics in the poultry production
industry, following strict regulations around the use of antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) …

Physiological and immunological benefits of probiotics and their impacts in poultry productivity

TA Ebeid, IH Al-Homidan, MM Fathi - World's Poultry Science …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Using antibiotics as growth promotants has been banned due to the increasing problem of
antibiotic resistance and the presence of antibiotic residues in poultry products, which pose …

Comparison of two probiotic preparations on growth performance, intestinal microbiota, nutrient digestibility and cytokine gene expression in broiler chickens

M Zaghari, P Sarani, H Hajati - Journal of Applied Animal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This study was done to evaluate the effects of two dietary probiotic preparations (Bacillus
subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis) on growth performance, intestinal microbiota, nutrient …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of Bacillus subtilis (DSM 17299) on performance, digestibility, intestine morphology, and pH in broiler chickens

MP Reis, EJ Fassani, AAPG Júnior… - Journal of Applied …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effect of supplementation of a Bacillus subtilis strain DSM 17299
on broilers, including evaluation of performance, nutrient digestibility, intestinal morphology …

Live bacterial prophylactics in modern poultry

GAJ Redweik, J Jochum, M Mellata - Frontiers in veterinary science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Commercial poultry farms frequently use live bacterial prophylactics like vaccines and
probiotics to prevent bacterial infections. Due to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant …

[HTML][HTML] Genome assisted probiotic characterization and application of Bacillus velezensis ZBG17 as an alternative to antibiotic growth promoters in broiler chickens

R Soni, H Keharia, A Bose, N Pandit, J Doshi, SVR Rao… - Genomics, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study describes genome annotation and phenotypic characterization of Bacillus
velezensis ZBG17 and evaluation of its performance as antibiotic growth promoter substitute …