Dietary ellagic acid ameliorated Clostridium perfringens-induced subclinical necrotic enteritis in broilers via regulating inflammation and cecal microbiota

Abstract Background Subclinical necrotic enteritis (SNE), a common intestinal disease of broiler caused by Clostridium perfringens, could reduce production performance of broilers by chronic intestinal damage and poor absorption of nutrients. Ellagic acid (EA) has been reported to present antioxidan...

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Main Authors: Yu Tang, Xinyue Zhang, Yanan Wang, Yongpeng Guo, Peiqi Zhu, Guiguan Li, Jianyun Zhang, Qiugang Ma, Lihong Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40104-022-00694-3