A systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy of alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters as strategies to reduce Salmonella in meat-type poultry (pre-harvest).

ABSTRACT: Recent estimates indicate chicken meat products as the prominent contributing sources of foodborne salmonellosis, accounting for 18.6 % of the Salmonella-related illnesses. Salmonella in poultry processing originates at production, with the fecal-oral route being a major route of spread. The efficacy of pre-harvest interventions (probiotics, prebiotics, organic acids, essential oils, bacteriophages, vaccines, and intervention combinations) is highly variable. A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to evaluate the relative efficacy of pre-harvest interventions to reduce the Salmonella population in meat type birds. A total of 7,041 studies were identified from Web of Science, PubMed, and Google Scholar databases. After applying exclusion criteria, a total of 97 studies from 60

SUBMITTER: Singh AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12455111 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature