Composition and inclusion of probiotics in broiler diets alter intestinal permeability and spleen immune cell profiles without negatively affecting performance1

• Published in: Journal of animal science Vol. 98; no. 1
• Main Authors: Meyer, Meaghan M, Fries-Craft, Krysten A, Bobeck, Elizabeth A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: US Oxford University Press 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Animal Feed - analysis; Animals; Chickens - immunology; Chickens - microbiology; Chickens - physiology; Diet - veterinary; Eating; Intestinal Mucosa - immunology; Intestines - immunology; Lactobacillus plantarum - physiology; Lactobacillus reuteri - physiology; Non Ruminant Nutrition; Permeability; Probiotics - administration & dosage; Spleen - immunology; probiotic; immune cell profile; performance; gut integrity; broiler

Abstract Probiotic feed additives with potential to enhance performance, health, and immunity have gained considerable popularity in commercial broiler production. The study objectives were to measure broiler performance, gut integrity, and splenic immune cell profiles in birds fed one of two probio...