Poultry gut health and beyond

Influence of using synbiotics by various routes on Mandarah male chicks: intestinal bacterial counts, gut morphology and histological status

“…The most significant location for bacteria in the digestive system is the intestine. The findings indicated that for all additive supplements, a longer small intestine increased nutrient absorption, leading to heavier body characteristics and an increase in the FCR ( Ducatelle et al, 2023 ).…”

Toward Renewable-Based Prebiotics from Woody Biomass: Potential of Tailored Xylo-Oligosaccharides Obtained by Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Beechwood Xylan as a Prebiotic Feed Supplement for Young Broilers

“…Specifically, excess protein can trigger intestinal inflammation. When not efficiently digested and absorbed, dietary proteins become a substrate for microbiota, favoring some bacterial groups while disfavoring others, causing a disbalance and further increasing the shift in microbiota [48]. Given this strong bidirectional relationship between intestinal health, nutrition, and intestinal microbiota composition, microbiological analysis of the caecal content of the broiler chicks was performed, and three groups of bacteria were enumerated: Enterobacteriaceae, Bifidobacteria, and aerobic and aerotolerant anaerobic lactobacilli.…”

Stevia as a natural additive on gut health and cecal microbiota in broilers

“…The determination of modifications in the microbiota induced by S supplementation allows the understanding of the positive or negative effect exerted on benefic bacterial genera that interact with both gut and Galt to enhance the growth performance, gut functionality, and gut health into the early age (first 15-21 days old) in broilers. ( Peralta et al., 2019 , 2020 , Ducatelle et al., 2023 ). The objective of this study was to determine the effect of Stevia mash (SM) (Stevia re-baudiana Bertoni) (1 %) on productive parameters, gut health, and the cecal microbiome in broilers between the first 15 and 21 days of age.…”

“…As a major development priority for nutrition, researchers are looking for natural additives to replace antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs). The AGPs were banned since their use was associated with antimicrobial resistance and the presence of residues in feed and environment together with the preferences of avian consumers who look for natural products ( Mehdi et al., 2018 ; Peralta et al., 2019 , 2020 ; Korver, 2022 ; Ducatelle et al., 2023 ).…”