A High Dose of Dietary Berberine Improves Gut Wall Morphology, Despite an Expansion of Enterobacteriaceae and a Reduction in Beneficial Microbiota in Broiler Chickens

A High Dose of Dietary Berberine Improves Gut Wall Morphology, Despite an Expansion of Enterobacteriaceae and a Reduction in Beneficial Microbiota in Broiler Chickens

ABSTRACT Phytogenic products are embraced as alternatives to antimicrobials, and some are known to mitigate intestinal inflammation and ensure optimal gut health and performance in broiler chickens. Dietary inclusion of berberine, a benzylisoquinoline alkaloid found in plants, is believed to exert g...

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Main Authors: Tessa Dehau, Marc Cherlet, Siska Croubels, Filip van Immerseel, Evy Goossens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-02-01
Series:mSystems
Subjects:
berberine
gut health
gut microbiota
16S rRNA gene sequencing
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msystems.01239-22

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msystems.01239-22

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