Glucose Oligosaccharide and Long-Chain Glucomannan Feed Additives Induce Enhanced Activation of Intraepithelial NK Cells and Relative Abundance of Commensal Lactic Acid Bacteria in Broiler Chickens

Glucose Oligosaccharide and Long-Chain Glucomannan Feed Additives Induce Enhanced Activation of Intraepithelial NK Cells and Relative Abundance of Commensal Lactic Acid Bacteria in Broiler Chickens

Restrictions on the use of antibiotics in the poultry industry stimulate the development of alternative nutritional solutions to maintain or improve poultry health. This requires more insight in the modulatory effects of feed additives on the immune system and microbiota composition. Compounds known...

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Main Authors: Nathalie Meijerink, Jean E. de Oliveira, Daphne A. van Haarlem, Guilherme Hosotani, David M. Lamot, J. Arjan Stegeman, Victor P. M. G. Rutten, Christine A. Jansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Veterinary Sciences
Subjects:
broiler chickens
innate
adaptive
NK cells
T cells
IELs
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/8/6/110

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