Interactions between commensal bacteria and the gut-associated immune system of the chicken

JT Brisbin, J Gong, S Sharif - Animal Health Research Reviews, 2008 - cambridge.org
The chicken gut-associated lymphoid tissue is made up of a number of tissues and cells that
are responsible for generating mucosal immune responses and maintaining intestinal …

Immunomodulatory role of probiotics in poultry and potential in ovo application

CM Cox, RA Dalloul - Beneficial Microbes, 2015 - wageningenacademic.com
Recently, there has been an increasing debate regarding the use of sub-therapeutic
antibiotics in animal feed. This stems from worries that this practice may result in microbial …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of dietary probiotic and high stocking density on the performance, carcass yield, gut microflora, and stress indicators of broilers

Ö Cengiz, BH Köksal, O Tatlı, Ö Sevim, U Ahsan… - Poultry science, 2015 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT A study was carried out to evaluate the effect of dietary probiotic
supplementation and stocking density on the performance, relative carcass yield, gut …

[HTML][HTML] Probiotics and phytogenics for poultry: Myth or reality?

TJ Applegate, V Klose, T Steiner, A Ganner… - Journal of Applied …, 2010 - Elsevier
Removal and restriction of subtherapeutic antibiotics from poultry diets in many parts of the
world has amplified interest in improving intestinal health and nutrient utilization. Some …

Oral treatment of chickens with lactobacilli influences elicitation of immune responses

JT Brisbin, J Gong, S Orouji, J Esufali… - Clinical and Vaccine …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Commensal microbes in the intestine are in constant interaction with host cells and play a
role in sha** the immune system. Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus reuteri, and …

Effects of black cumin seed (Nigella sativa L.), a probiotic, a prebiotic and a synbiotic on growth performance, immune response and blood characteristics of male …

HA Ghasemi, N Kasani, K Taherpour - Livestock Science, 2014 - Elsevier
This study was performed to investigate and compare the effect of different feed additives on
growth performance, slaughter parameters, immune response, leukocyte profile and blood …

Effects of non-antibiotic feed additives on performance, immunity and intestinal morphology of broilers fed different levels of protein

M Houshmand, K Azhar, I Zulkifli, MH Bejo… - South African Journal of …, 2012 - ajol.info
In order to investigate the effects of the dietary supplementation of organic acids, prebiotics
and probiotics on broiler chickens, a total of 288 day-old male Cobb chicks were allocated in …

Probiotic Properties of Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei L1 and Its Growth Performance-Promotion in Chicken by Improving the Intestinal Microflora

Y Xu, Y Tian, Y Cao, J Li, H Guo, Y Su, Y Tian… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei L1 was previously isolated from sweet potato sour
liquid. This bacterial species specifically binds onto starch granular surfaces, triggering the …

[HTML][HTML] Influences of stocking density and dietary probiotic supplementation on growing Japanese quail performance

KM Mahrose, ME ELHACK, SA Mahgoub… - Anais da Academia …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
This study investigated the effects of stocking density and dietary supplementation of
probiotic (Lactobacillus) on growth, traits of carcass, lymphoid organs and intestinal …

Effects of dietary supplementation of synbiotics and phytobiotics on performance, caecal coliform population and some oxidant/antioxidant parameters of broilers

Z Erdoğan, S Erdoğan, Ö Aslantaş… - Journal of Animal …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The current study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation of
synbiotics and phytobiotics on performance, small intestine weight, pH and caecal coliform …