<i>Bacillus subtilis</i>-Based Probiotic Improves Skeletal Health and Immunity in Broiler Chickens Exposed to Heat Stress
The elevation of ambient temperature beyond the thermoneutral zone leads to heat stress, which is a growing health and welfare issue for homeothermic animals aiming to maintain relatively constant reproducibility and survivability. Particularly, global warming over the past decades has resulted in m...
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| description | The elevation of ambient temperature beyond the thermoneutral zone leads to heat stress, which is a growing health and welfare issue for homeothermic animals aiming to maintain relatively constant reproducibility and survivability. Particularly, global warming over the past decades has resulted in more hot days with more intense, frequent, and long-lasting heat waves, resulting in a global surge in animals suffering from heat stress. Heat stress causes pathophysiological changes in animals, increasing stress sensitivity and immunosuppression, consequently leading to increased intestinal permeability (leaky gut) and related neuroinflammation. Probiotics, as well as prebiotics and synbiotics, have been used to prevent or reduce stress-induced negative effects on physiological and behavioral homeostasis in humans and various animals. The current data indicate dietary supplementation with a <i>Bacillus subtilis-</i>based probiotic has similar functions in poultry. This review highlights the recent findings on the effects of the probiotic <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> on skeletal health of broiler chickens exposed to heat stress. It provides insights to aid in the development of practical strategies for improving health and performance in poultry. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-340c2ea364e54006b63c2b26085f1f4b2023-11-21T20:48:57ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152021-05-01116149410.3390/ani11061494<i>Bacillus subtilis</i>-Based Probiotic Improves Skeletal Health and Immunity in Broiler Chickens Exposed to Heat StressSha Jiang0Fei-Fei Yan1Jia-Ying Hu2Ahmed Mohammed3Heng-Wei Cheng4Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Animal Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaAnimal Welfare Institute, College of Animal Science and Technology, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, ChinaDepartment of Animal Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USADepartment of Animal and Poultry Behavior and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, EgyptUSDA-Agricultural Research Service, Livestock Behavior Research Unit, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USAThe elevation of ambient temperature beyond the thermoneutral zone leads to heat stress, which is a growing health and welfare issue for homeothermic animals aiming to maintain relatively constant reproducibility and survivability. Particularly, global warming over the past decades has resulted in more hot days with more intense, frequent, and long-lasting heat waves, resulting in a global surge in animals suffering from heat stress. Heat stress causes pathophysiological changes in animals, increasing stress sensitivity and immunosuppression, consequently leading to increased intestinal permeability (leaky gut) and related neuroinflammation. Probiotics, as well as prebiotics and synbiotics, have been used to prevent or reduce stress-induced negative effects on physiological and behavioral homeostasis in humans and various animals. The current data indicate dietary supplementation with a <i>Bacillus subtilis-</i>based probiotic has similar functions in poultry. This review highlights the recent findings on the effects of the probiotic <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> on skeletal health of broiler chickens exposed to heat stress. It provides insights to aid in the development of practical strategies for improving health and performance in poultry.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/6/1494heat stressprobioticgut microbiotathe gut–microbiota–brain axisskeletal healthwelfare |
| spellingShingle | Sha Jiang Fei-Fei Yan Jia-Ying Hu Ahmed Mohammed Heng-Wei Cheng <i>Bacillus subtilis</i>-Based Probiotic Improves Skeletal Health and Immunity in Broiler Chickens Exposed to Heat Stress Animals heat stress probiotic gut microbiota the gut–microbiota–brain axis skeletal health welfare |
| title | <i>Bacillus subtilis</i>-Based Probiotic Improves Skeletal Health and Immunity in Broiler Chickens Exposed to Heat Stress |
| title_full | <i>Bacillus subtilis</i>-Based Probiotic Improves Skeletal Health and Immunity in Broiler Chickens Exposed to Heat Stress |
| title_fullStr | <i>Bacillus subtilis</i>-Based Probiotic Improves Skeletal Health and Immunity in Broiler Chickens Exposed to Heat Stress |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Bacillus subtilis</i>-Based Probiotic Improves Skeletal Health and Immunity in Broiler Chickens Exposed to Heat Stress |
| title_short | <i>Bacillus subtilis</i>-Based Probiotic Improves Skeletal Health and Immunity in Broiler Chickens Exposed to Heat Stress |
| title_sort | i bacillus subtilis i based probiotic improves skeletal health and immunity in broiler chickens exposed to heat stress |
| topic | heat stress probiotic gut microbiota the gut–microbiota–brain axis skeletal health welfare |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/6/1494 |
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