The effects of dietary Bacillus subtilis supplementation, as an alternative to antibiotics, on growth performance, intestinal immunity, and epithelial barrier integrity in broiler chickens infected with Eimeria maxima

The effects of dietary Bacillus subtilis supplementation, as an alternative to antibiotics, on growth performance, intestinal immunity, and epithelial barrier integrity in broiler chickens infected with Eimeria maxima

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of dietary Bacillus subtilis supplementation on growth performance, jejunal lesion scores, oocyst shedding, and cytokine and tight junction protein expression in broiler chickens infected with Eimeria maxima. A total of 196 male day-old Ross...

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Main Authors: Inkyung Park, Youngsub Lee, Doyun Goo, N.P. Zimmerman, A.H. Smith, T. Rehberger, Hyun S. Lillehoj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:Poultry Science
Subjects:
Bacillus subtilis
chicken
Eimeria maxima
intestinal immunity
gut health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579119579123

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