Oral supplementation with <i>Lactobacillus fermentum</i> MC018 improves intestinal health, immune response, and growth performance of Zi geese infected with <i>Escherichia coli</i> XH197291.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Escherichia coli infection causes severe diarrhea, decreases growth performance, and increases mortality of poultry, which imposes a significant economic burden on the poultry industry and severely limits its growth.

Methods

Here, to investigate the effects of Lactobacillus on the intestinal health, immune response, and growth performance of E. coli-infected goslings, we established a geese model infected with an Stx2f gene-carrying E. coli strain and analyzed the probiotic characteristics of three Lactobacillus isolates obtained from the cecum of healthy geese. In an in vivo study, Zi geese were administered daily gavage of L. johnsonii MC006, L. salivarius MC013, or L. fermentum MC018 (10

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12436130 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature