Dietary supplementation of bilberry anthocyanin on growth performance, intestinal mucosal barrier and cecal microbes of chickens challenged with Salmonella Typhimurium

Abstract Background Anthocyanins (AC) showed positive effects on improving the intestinal health and alleviating intestinal pathogen infections, therefore, an experiment was conducted to explore the protective effects of supplemented AC on Salmonella-infected chickens. Methods A total of 240 hatchli...

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Main Authors: Sheng Zhang, Yibing Wang, Jinling Ye, Qiuli Fan, Xiajing Lin, Zhongyong Gou, Shouqun Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40104-022-00799-9