[HTML][HTML] Microbiota, gut health and chicken productivity: what is the connection?

JM Diaz Carrasco, NA Casanova… - Microorganisms, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
Gut microbiota and its relationship to animal health and productivity in commercial broiler
chickens has been difficult to establish due to high variability between flocks, which derives …

Composition and function of chicken gut microbiota

I Rychlik - Animals, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Chickens evolved for millions of years to be hatched in a nest in contact
with an adult hen. However, current commercial production of chickens is based on hatching …

[HTML][HTML] Poultry gut health and beyond

R Ducatelle, E Goossens, V Eeckhaut… - Animal nutrition, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Intestinal health is critically important for the digestion and absorption of nutrients and thus is
a key factor in determining performance. Intestinal health issues are very common in high …

Captivity and animal microbiomes: potential roles of microbiota for influencing animal conservation

JW Dallas, RW Warne - Microbial ecology, 2023‏ - Springer
During the ongoing biodiversity crisis, captive conservation and breeding programs offer a
refuge for species to persist and provide source populations for reintroduction efforts …

[HTML][HTML] The changing microbiome of poultry meat; from farm to fridge

M Marmion, MT Ferone, P Whyte, AGM Scannell - Food microbiology, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Chickens play host to a diverse community of microorganisms which constitute the
microflora of the live bird. Factors such as diet, genetics and immune system activity affect …

Joint contributions of the gut microbiota and host genetics to feed efficiency in chickens

C Wen, W Yan, C Mai, Z Duan, J Zheng, C Sun, N Yang - Microbiome, 2021‏ - Springer
Background Feed contributes most to livestock production costs. Improving feed efficiency is
crucial to increase profitability and sustainability for animal production. Host genetics and …

[HTML][HTML] Centennial Review: Factors affecting the chicken gastrointestinal microbial composition and their association with gut health and productive performance

YR Bindari, PF Gerber - Poultry Science, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Maintenance of “gut health” is considered a priority in commercial chicken farms, although a
precise definition of what constitutes gut health and how to evaluate it is still lacking. In …

Dietary supplemental coated essential oils and organic acids mixture improves growth performance and gut health along with reduces Salmonella load of broiler chickens …

Z Hu, L Liu, F Guo, J Huang, J Qiao, R Bi… - Journal of Animal …, 2023‏ - Springer
Abstract Background Reducing Salmonella infection in broiler chickens by using effective
and safe alternatives to antibiotics is vital to provide safer poultry meat and minimize the …

Impact of intestinal microbiota on growth and feed efficiency in pigs: a review

GE Gardiner, BU Metzler-Zebeli, PG Lawlor - Microorganisms, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
This review summarises the evidence for a link between the porcine intestinal microbiota
and growth and feed efficiency (FE), and suggests microbiota-targeted strategies to improve …

Modulation of growth performance and intestinal microbiota in chickens fed plant extracts or virginiamycin

N Zhu, J Wang, L Yu, Q Zhang, K Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2019‏ - frontiersin.org
In this study, the effects of plant extracts (PEs) and virginiamycin (VIRG) on broiler growth
performance, as well as on host intestinal microbiota composition and function were …