The burden of foodborne illness linked to the consumption of contaminated broiler meat is
high in the United States. With the increase in popularity of alternative poultry rearing and …

EFSA and EMA have jointly reviewed measures taken in the EU to reduce the need for and
use of antimicrobials in food‐producing animals, and the resultant impacts on antimicrobial …

Foodborne disease caused by Salmonella is an important public health concern worldwide.
Animal-based food, especially poultry meat, is the main source of human salmonellosis. The …

Poultry litter is a mixture of bedding materials and enteric bacteria excreted by chickens, and
it is typically reused for multiple growth cycles in commercial broiler production. Thus …

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 …

The intestinal microbiota features intricate metabolic interactions involving the breakdown
and reuse of host-and diet-derived nutrients. The competition for these resources can limit …

Background Poultry represent an important source of foodborne enteropathogens, in
particular thermophilic Campylobacter species. Many of these organisms colonize the …

Since poultry is a very common source of non-typhoid Salmonella for humans, different
interventions aimed at decreasing the prevalence of Salmonella in chickens are understood …

The ban of antimicrobial growth promoters (AGP) has been a challenge for animal nutrition,
increasing the need to find alternative methods to control and prevent the colonization of …

Background Exposure to microbes early in life has long-lasting effects on microbial
community structure and function of the microbiome. However, in commercial poultry …