The microbiome of the broiler chicken gastrointestinal tract (GIT) has been extensively
studied, and it has been amply demonstrated that it plays an important role in the health of …

Recent advances in the technology available for culture-independent methods for
identification and enumeration of environmental bacteria have invigorated interest in the …

In broiler chickens, feed additives, including prebiotics, are widely used to improve gut
health and to stimulate performance. Xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS) are hydrolytic …

The ban on antimicrobial growth promoters and efforts to reduce therapeutic antibiotic usage
has led to major problems of gastrointestinal dysbiosis in livestock production in Europe …

According to the North American Veterinary Nutraceutical Council, a veterinary nutraceutical
is defined as “a substance which is produced in a purified or extracted form and …

Since many years, the role of the colonic microbiota in maintaining the host's overall health
and well‐being has been recognized. Dietary modulation of the microbiota composition and …

Campylobacteriosis is the most frequently reported zoonotic disease in humans in the EU
since 2005. As chicken meat is the main source of contamination, reducing the level of …

It was hypothesized that dietary inclusion of Bacillus subtilis DSM 32315 could inhibit
Clostridium perfringens induced necrotic enteritis (NE), thereby improving broiler …

Hydrogen is both a valuable energy carrier and a feedstock for various branches of the
chemical industry. It is thought to be one of the most important energy carriers of the future …

The chitooligosaccharide (COS) and chlorella polysaccharide (CPS) have been used as
feed supplements in the poultry industry for improving growth performance and immunity …