No colonization resistance to Campylobacter jejuni in broilers fed brown algal extract-supplemented diets.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Campylobacter jejuni gastroenteritis is the most commonly reported zoonosis within the EU, with poultry products regarded as the primary source of transmission to humans. Therefore, finding strategies to reduce Campylobacter colonization in broilers holds importance for public health. Recent studies suggest that supplementation of broiler feed with brown algal extracts, particularly laminarin, can provide beneficial effects on broiler gut health, growth performance, and gut microbiota. However, its effect on gut microbiota development and subsequent reduction of Campylobacter loads in broiler caeca during the later stages of the birds' lives remains unclear.

Methods

Experimental colonization of Ross 308 broilers with two different strains of

SUBMITTER: Eliasson E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11236747 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature