Effects of β-glucan on Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium swine colonization and microbiota alterations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The 2017 Veterinary Feed Directive eliminated the use of medically important antibiotics for growth promotion of food animals; thus, alternative growth promoters are highly desirable by food animal producers to enhance animal health and reduce pathogen colonization, including the human foodborne pathogen Salmonella. β(1-3)(1-6)-D-glucan (β-glucan) is a soluble fiber with prebiotic characteristics; it has been shown to modulate immune and intestinal functions that strengthen swine resistance to health challenges such as bacterial infections when supplemented in the diets of growing pigs. The current study evaluated the effects of a β-glucan product on gut microbial community structure as well as Salmonella shedding and intestinal colonization.

Results

Five-week-old

SUBMITTER: Bearson SMD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9926856 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature