Prophylactic influences of prebiotics on gut microbiome and immune response of heat-stressed broiler chickens.

ABSTRACT: Climatic changes and elevated ambient temperature are significant environmental stressors with a negative impact on birds' physiological, immunological, and behavioral status, increasing their susceptibility to stressors and immunosuppression and consequently increasing intestinal permeability (leaky gut). Prebiotics have been utilized to stop or diminish the harmful effects of stress in chickens. We aimed to evaluate the role of mannan-oligosaccharides, and beta-D-glucan prebiotics supplements in drinking water against experimentally induced heat stress (HS) on broiler chickens and study their impact on birds' performance, gut microbiome, and immune response. A total of 120 1-day-old Ross broiler chicks were allocated into four groups (30 birds/group), and each group was subdivided into t

SUBMITTER: Sayed Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10460421 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature