Prebiotics and the poultry gastrointestinal tract microbiome
ABSTRACT: Feed additives that can modulate the poultry gastrointestinal tract and provide benefit to bird performance and health have recently received more interest for commercial applications. Such feed supplements offer an economic advantage because they may directly benefit poultry producers by...
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| author | Steven C. Ricke Sang In Lee Sun Ae Kim Si Hong Park Zhaohao Shi |
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| description | ABSTRACT: Feed additives that can modulate the poultry gastrointestinal tract and provide benefit to bird performance and health have recently received more interest for commercial applications. Such feed supplements offer an economic advantage because they may directly benefit poultry producers by either decreasing mortality rates of farm animals, increasing bird growth rates, or improve feed efficieny. They can also limit foodborne pathogen establishment in bird flocks by modifying the gastrointestinal microbial population. Prebiotics are known as non-digestible carbohydrates that selectively stimulate the growth of beneficial bacteria, thus improving the overall health of the host. Once prebiotics are introduced to the host, 2 major modes of action can potentially occur. Initially, the corresponding prebiotic reaches the intestine of the chicken without being digested in the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract but are selectively utilized by certain bacteria considered beneficial to the host. Secondly, other gut activities occur due to the presence of the prebiotic, including generation of short-chain fatty acids and lactic acid as microbial fermentation products, a decreased rate of pathogen colonization, and potential bird health benefits. In the current review, the effect of prebiotics on the gastrointestinal tract microbiome will be discussed as well as future directions for further research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d2e850619d0a4856a33c86072bf0e07c2022-12-22T00:40:05ZengElsevierPoultry Science0032-57912020-02-01992670677Prebiotics and the poultry gastrointestinal tract microbiomeSteven C. Ricke0Sang In Lee1Sun Ae Kim2Si Hong Park3Zhaohao Shi4Center of Food Safety, Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72704; Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701; Corresponding authorCenter of Food Safety, Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72704; Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701Center of Food Safety, Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72704Center of Food Safety, Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72704Center of Food Safety, Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72704ABSTRACT: Feed additives that can modulate the poultry gastrointestinal tract and provide benefit to bird performance and health have recently received more interest for commercial applications. Such feed supplements offer an economic advantage because they may directly benefit poultry producers by either decreasing mortality rates of farm animals, increasing bird growth rates, or improve feed efficieny. They can also limit foodborne pathogen establishment in bird flocks by modifying the gastrointestinal microbial population. Prebiotics are known as non-digestible carbohydrates that selectively stimulate the growth of beneficial bacteria, thus improving the overall health of the host. Once prebiotics are introduced to the host, 2 major modes of action can potentially occur. Initially, the corresponding prebiotic reaches the intestine of the chicken without being digested in the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract but are selectively utilized by certain bacteria considered beneficial to the host. Secondly, other gut activities occur due to the presence of the prebiotic, including generation of short-chain fatty acids and lactic acid as microbial fermentation products, a decreased rate of pathogen colonization, and potential bird health benefits. In the current review, the effect of prebiotics on the gastrointestinal tract microbiome will be discussed as well as future directions for further research.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579119580683poultry gastrointestinal tractprebioticsmicrobiomeoligosaccharidesnon-digestible carbohydrates |
| spellingShingle | Steven C. Ricke Sang In Lee Sun Ae Kim Si Hong Park Zhaohao Shi Prebiotics and the poultry gastrointestinal tract microbiome Poultry Science poultry gastrointestinal tract prebiotics microbiome oligosaccharides non-digestible carbohydrates |
| title | Prebiotics and the poultry gastrointestinal tract microbiome |
| title_full | Prebiotics and the poultry gastrointestinal tract microbiome |
| title_fullStr | Prebiotics and the poultry gastrointestinal tract microbiome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prebiotics and the poultry gastrointestinal tract microbiome |
| title_short | Prebiotics and the poultry gastrointestinal tract microbiome |
| title_sort | prebiotics and the poultry gastrointestinal tract microbiome |
| topic | poultry gastrointestinal tract prebiotics microbiome oligosaccharides non-digestible carbohydrates |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579119580683 |
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