Beneficial Effect of Bidens pilosa on Body Weight Gain, Food Conversion Ratio, Gut Bacteria and Coccidiosis in Chickens

Chang, Ching‐Cheng; Chung, Chih-Yao; Kuo, Chih-Horng; Kuo, Tien-Fen; Yang, Chu‐Wen; Yang, Wen‐Chin

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0146141

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“…Apart from being one of the most predominant members of chicken microbiota [28,[33][34][35][36], Bacteroides genus may significantly contribute to the gut health of the animals. Its positive effects are related to its beneficial role for weight gain and growth performance [56] and the inhibition of Clostridium perfringens sporulation by its fermentation products [57]. Furthermore, Roseburia is a well-known butyrate-producing genus [58], thus further representing another potential beneficial bacterium.…”

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Black soldier fly and gut health in broiler chickens: insights into the relationship between cecal microbiota and intestinal mucin composition

Biasato

Ferrocino

Dabbou

et al. 2020

J Animal Sci Biotechnol

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Background: The relationship between diet and intestinal microbiota and mucin composition appears to be fundamental for poultry gut health. The effects of insect meal (whose role as alternative feed ingredient is now well recognized) on gut microbiota and mucin composition have recently been reported in Tenebrio molitor-fed free-range and broiler chickens, but no data are currently available for Hermetia illucens (HI)-fed broilers. The present study evaluated the effects of dietary HI meal inclusion on cecal microbiota and intestinal mucin composition of broiler chickens. Results: A total of 256 male broiler chickens were allotted to 4 dietary treatments (control diet [C] and 5%, 10% and 15% HI meal inclusion, with 8 replicate pens/treatment and 8 birds/pen) and slaughtered at 35 d of age (2 animals/pen, 16 birds/diet). The cecal microbiota assessment by 16S rRNA amplicon based sequencing showed lower alpha diversity in HI15 chickens (Shannon, P < 0.05) and higher beta diversity (Adonis and ANOSIM, P < 0.001) in birds fed HI diets than C. Furthermore, HI15 birds displayed significant increase of the relative abundance of Proteobacteria phylum (False Discovery Rate [FDR] < 0.05) when compared to HI10. L-Ruminococcus (Ruminococcus from Lachnospiraceae family), Faecalibacterium, Blautia and Clostridium genera were found to be characteristic of HI5 cecal microbiota (FDR < 0.05), while broiler chickens fed HI10 and HI15 diets were characterized (FDR < 0.05) by Lactobacillus and Ruminococcus (HI10) and Bacteroides, Roseburia and Helicobacter genera (HI15). Periodic-acid Schiff, Alcian Blue pH 2.5 and high iron diamine staining on small and large intestine also demonstrated lower mucin staining intensity in the intestinal villi of HI10 and HI15 birds than C (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Dietary HI meal utilization at low inclusion levels (i.e., 5%) positively influenced either the cecal microbiota or the gut mucin dynamics in terms of selection of potentially beneficial bacteria and increase in villi mucins. However, high inclusion levels (in particular the 15%) may have a negative influence in terms of partial reduction of microbial complexity, reduction of potentially beneficial bacteria, selection of bacteria with mucolytic activity and decrease in villi mucins.

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Black soldier fly and gut health in broiler chickens: insights into the relationship between cecal microbiota and intestinal mucin composition

Biasato

Ferrocino

Dabbou

et al. 2020

J Animal Sci Biotechnol

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“…First, the data in a previous publication 9 and this work suggest that BP interferes with but does not kill Eimeria species. Second, BP contributes to growth performance and anticoccidial control in chickens plausibly via modulation of gut microbiota including increased probiotics and decreased detrimental bacteria 15 . The compounds in BP that are active against eimeriosis have not yet been identified.…”

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“…More recently, we have shown that BP reduced infection and drug resistance of Eimeria in chickens at the laboratory scale 9 . Further, BP increased beneficial bacteria species and decreased harmful bacteria species in the guts of chickens, probably accounting for part of its anticoccidial action 15 . In this study, to further evaluate its anticoccidial efficacy under intensive farming conditions, a field trial of BP was conducted on an organic chicken farm.…”

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Field trial of medicinal plant, Bidens pilosa, against eimeriosis in broilers

Chang

Yang

Muthamilselvan

et al. 2016

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Eimeriosis is a severe protozoan disease in poultry. Because of increasing concern about drug residue and drug resistance with the use of anticoccidial drugs, natural products are emerging as an alternative and complementary approach to control avian eimeriosis. Our previous publication showed that feed supplemented with B. pilosa (BP) was effective at combating chicken eimeriosis in experimental settings. However, its efficacy against chicken eimeriosis under field conditions is not known. Here, we investigated the efficacy of BP against eimeriosis on an organic chicken farm. We found that feed supplemented with BP, at the dose of 0.025% of feed or more, significantly reduced Eimeria infection. This treatment increased body weight gain and reduced feed conversion ratio, leading to superior growth performance. It lowered morbidity/mortality rate, decreased oocysts per gram of feces and gut pathology and augmented the anticoccidial index. Collectively, these data demonstrated the potential of BP to control chicken eimeriosis on chicken farms. BP can, therefore, be used as an effective means to control eimeriosis.

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“…Recently, plant Bidens pilosa was used in diet of birds, which significantly elevated body weight gain and lowered feed conversion ratio. Also, B. pilosa reduced cecal damage, villus destruction and decreased villus-tocrypt ratio in chicken ceca [35,36]. Table 3 shows some compounds related to different action to control avian coccidiosis.…”

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Avian Coccidiosis, New Strategies of Treatment

Quiroz-Castañeda¹

2018

Farm Animals Diseases, Recent Omic Trends and New Strategies of Treatment

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The control of avian coccidiosis since the 1940s has been associated with the use of ionophores and chemical drugs. Recently, a significant interest in natural sources has developed due to the pressure to poultry industry to produce drug-free birds. Consequently, the search of products derived from plants and other natural sources has increased in the last years. Today, many commercial products containing essential oils, extracts, and other compounds are available. The use of these compounds of natural origin is related to an increased immune response, a body weight gain, destruction of oocyst, among other benefits. The main inconvenience of these products is the act on some species of Eimeria, but not all. This genetic variability found in the parasite makes the use of products difficult to control and treat coccidiosis. In this chapter, several proposals of treatment are presented based on the use of natural products, considering the new strategies of treatment with minimal consequences to birds.

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Beneficial Effect of Bidens pilosa on Body Weight Gain, Food Conversion Ratio, Gut Bacteria and Coccidiosis in Chickens

Cited by 57 publications

References 39 publications

Black soldier fly and gut health in broiler chickens: insights into the relationship between cecal microbiota and intestinal mucin composition

Black soldier fly and gut health in broiler chickens: insights into the relationship between cecal microbiota and intestinal mucin composition

Field trial of medicinal plant, Bidens pilosa, against eimeriosis in broilers

Avian Coccidiosis, New Strategies of Treatment

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