Modulations of genes related to gut integrity, apoptosis, and immunity underlie the beneficial effects of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens CECT 5940 in broilers fed diets with different protein levels in a necrotic enteritis challenge model

Abstract Background The ban of in-feed antimicrobial additives has negatively affected the poultry industry by causing necrotic enteritis (NE) to emerge in the flocks. Alternatives such as Bacillus probiotics have shown to be effective on eliminating the negative effects of this disease. Two experim...

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Main Authors: Kosar Gharib-Naseri, Juliano Cesar de Paula Dorigam, Kiran Doranalli, Sarbast Kheravii, Robert A. Swick, Mingan Choct, Shu-Biao Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-020-00508-4