Probiotics, prebiotics, and phytogenic substances for optimizing gut health in poultry

AA Shehata, S Yalçın, JD Latorre, S Basiouni, YA Attia… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
The gut microbiota has been designated as a hidden metabolic 'organ'because of its
enormous impact on host metabolism, physiology, nutrition, and immune function. The …

Strategies to modulate the intestinal microbiota and their effects on nutrient utilization, performance, and health of poultry

S Yadav, R Jha - Journal of animal science and biotechnology, 2019 - Springer
Poultry is widely produced and consumed meat globally. Its demand is expected to continue
increasing to meet the animal protein requirement for ever-increasing human population …

Exogenous enzymes and their effects on intestinal microbiology

MR Bedford, AJ Cowieson - Animal Feed Science and Technology, 2012 - Elsevier
The use of enzymes has increased dramatically in the last 20years, and yet the fact that
perhaps one of their most important actions is in mediating the size and composition of …

Indigenous bacteria and bacterial metabolic products in the gastrointestinal tract of broiler chickens

HU Rehman, W Vahjen, WA Awad… - Archives of animal …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
The gastrointestinal tract is a dynamic ecosystem containing a complex microbial
community. In this paper, the indigenous intestinal bacteria and the microbial fermentation …

Effects of oregano essential oil with or without feed enzymes on growth performance, digestive enzyme, nutrient digestibility, lipid metabolism and immune response of …

H Basmacioğlu Malayoğlu, Ş Baysal… - British poultry …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
1. The study was conducted to determine the effects of dietary supplementation of enzyme
and oregano essential oil at two levels, alone or together, on performance, digestive …

Effects of dietary fiber on nutrients utilization and gut health of poultry: a review of challenges and opportunities

AK Singh, WK Kim - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The inclusion of agricultural co-products has been increased to utilize the
nutrients in these products available at low cost, but inherently, it adds a high dietary fiber …

An update on carbohydrases: growth performance and intestinal health of poultry

A Raza, S Bashir, R Tabassum - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
Poultry is an imperative domesticated livestock species that provides high quality protein
and micronutrients as meat and eggs. In poultry production, feed is the single major input …

Microflora of the digestive tract: critical factors and consequences for poultry

I Gabriel, M Lessire, S Mallet… - World's poultry science …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
The microflora of the digestive tract of poultry is still incompletely known. Microbial
populations of varying size and complexity occur throughout the digestive tract and the …

Intestinal function and gut microflora of broiler chickens as influenced by cereal grains and microbial enzyme supplementation

MD Shakouri, PA Iji, LL Mikkelsen… - Journal of animal …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
A study was conducted to investigate the effect of the key cereal grains and a microbial
enzyme supplement on broiler chicken performance, gut microflora and intestinal function …

Xylanase and xylo-oligosaccharide prebiotic improve the growth performance and concentration of potentially prebiotic oligosaccharides in the ileum of broiler …

AD Craig, F Khattak, P Hastie, MR Bedford… - British Poultry …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of supplementing broiler diets with
xylanase or xylo-oligosaccharide (XOS) on growth performance, the concentration of non …