Alternatives to Antibiotics
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In ovo delivery of bioactive substances: an alternative to the use of antibiotic growth promoters in poultry production—a review
For more than 6 decades, the global poultry industry has profited from the advancement in science and technology. Success in animal breeding and genetics has made available fast-growing poultry strains. Similarly, evolution in medicine and veterinary science has provided farmers with antibiotics,... Continue reading...
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Consequences of various housing systems and dietary supplementation of thymol, carvacrol, and euganol on performance, egg quality, blood chemistry, and antioxidant parameters
The present work was carried out to investigate the influences of housing system and dietary essential oils (EOs) supplementation to laying hens on the productive performance, egg quality, immunity, antioxidant parameters, and hematology. A factorial arrangement (2 × 4) was performed, including 2... Continue reading...
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Effect of Bacillus–direct-fed microbial on leaky gut, serum peptide YY concentration, bone mineralization, and ammonia excretion in neonatal female turkey poults fed with a rye-based diet
Rye is high in nonstarch polysaccharides (NSP), a complex carbohydrate which cannot be digested by poultry as they lack the endogenous enzymes to do so. Exogenous carbohydrases must therefore be supplemented to avoid the antinutritional effects associated with a high NSP diet. The objectives of the... Continue reading...
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Impacts of antibiotic reduction strategies on zootechnical performances, health control, and Eimeria spp. excretion compared with conventional antibiotic programs in commercial broiler chicken flocks
Increasing efforts have been made in recent years to reduce antimicrobial use in animal production. The objective of this prospective study was to evaluate, in commercial broiler chicken farms, 2 antibiotic reduction strategies that eliminated the use of antibiotics important for human medicine, in... Continue reading...
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Probiotic Bacillus amyloliquefaciens H57 ameliorates subclinical necrotic enteritis in broiler chicks by maintaining intestinal mucosal integrity and improving feed efficiency
Subclinical necrotic enteritis (NE) was induced in broiler chicks using a high dose of Eimeria spp. vaccine in the drinking water on day 9, and Clostridium perfringens (Cp) culture mixed in the feed on days 14 and 15. The aim was to evaluate the effects of probiotic Bacillus amyloliquefaciens... Continue reading...
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Probiotics in poultry feed: A comprehensive review
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 identified concern on the development of resistant bacteria for the anti-biotics streptomycin and tetracycline used in... Continue reading...
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Titration of supplemental Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis American Type Culture Collection PTA-125135 to broiler chickens fed diets of 2 different metabolizable energy concentrations
Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis American Type Culture Collection deposit number PTA-125135 has recently been studied by our laboratory as a potential probiotic strain for avian species. The objective of the present study was to evaluate growth performance and feed efficiency in broiler chickens... Continue reading...
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of using probiotics, prebiotics, or synbiotics to control Campylobacter in broilers
Campylobacter is a food safety hazard, which causes a substantial human disease burden. Infected broiler meat is a common source of campylobacteriosis. The use of probiotics, prebiotics, or synbiotics has been associated with controlling Campylobacter infections in broilers, although efficacy... Continue reading...
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of using probiotics, prebiotics, or synbiotics to control Campylobacter in broilers
Campylobacter is a food safety hazard, which causes a substantial human disease burden. Infected broiler meat is a common source of campylobacteriosis. The use of probiotics, prebiotics, or synbiotics has been associated with controlling Campylobacter infections in broilers, although efficacy... Continue reading...
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Study of the antibiotic residues in poultry meat in some of the EU countries and selection of the best compositions of lactic acid bacteria and essential oils against Salmonella enterica
In this study, the presence of antibiotics (ANB) residues was evaluated in poultry meat purchased from German and Lithuanian markets. In addition, the antimicrobial activity of 13 lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains, 2 essential oils (EO) (Thymus vulgaris and Origanum vulgare L.), and their... Continue reading...