Bacillus subtilis-Based Probiotic Improves Skeletal Health and Immunity in Broiler Chickens Exposed to Heat Stress

Jiang, Sha; Yan, Feifei; Hu, Jiaying; Mohammed, A. A.; Cheng, Heng-Wei

doi:10.3390/ani11061494

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“…Growing evidence shows that novel additives, such as prebiotics or probiotics, can regulate the composition and/or activity of the gut microbiota, thus exerting a beneficial physiological effect on the host ( da Silva et al, 2021 ; Gill et al, 2021 ). Beneficial effects of the prebiotics studied here (XOS and GOS) on performance and gut microbiota were demonstrated previously in chickens ( Jung et al, 2008 ; De Maesschalck et al, 2015 ; Jiang et al, 2021 ). However, whether the gut microbial community, metabolites, and transcriptomic changes of chicken breast are correlated in chickens fed with prebiotics remains unknown.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 76%

Galacto-oligosaccharides and xylo-oligosaccharides affect meat flavor by altering the cecal microbiome, metabolome, and transcriptome of chickens

Yang¹,

Qiu²,

Han³

et al. 2022

Poultry Science

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 76%

Galacto-oligosaccharides and xylo-oligosaccharides affect meat flavor by altering the cecal microbiome, metabolome, and transcriptome of chickens

Yang¹,

Qiu²,

Han³

et al. 2022

Poultry Science

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“… 1994 ; Jiang et al. 2021 ). Other authors recovered E. cecorum from bilateral TD lesions in broiler chickens (Ekesi et al.…”

Section: Dyschondroplasia With Osteomyelitismentioning

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Review on skeletal disorders caused byStaphylococcusspp. in poultry

Szafraniec

Szeleszczuk

Dolka

2022

Veterinary Quarterly

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Lameness or leg weakness is the main cause of poor poultry welfare and serious economic losses in meat-type poultry production worldwide. Disorders related to the legs are often associated with multifactorial aetiology which makes diagnosis and proper treatment difficult. Among the infectious agents, bacteria of genus Staphylococcus are one of the most common causes of bone infections in poultry and are some of the oldest bacterial infections described in poultry. Staphylococci readily infect bones and joints and are associated with bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis (BCO), spondylitis, arthritis, tendinitis, tenosynovitis, osteomyelitis, turkey osteomyelitis complex (TOC), bumblefoot, dyschondroplasia with osteomyelitis and amyloid arthropathy. Overall, 61 staphylococcal species have been described so far, and 56% of them (34/61) have been isolated from clinical cases in poultry. Although Staphylococcus aureus is the principal cause of poultry staphylococcosis, other Staphylococcus species, such as S. agnetis, S. cohnii , S. epidermidis, S. hyicus, S. simulans , have also been isolated from skeletal lesions. Antimicrobial treatment of staphylococcosis is usually ineffective due to the location and type of lesion, as well as the possible occurrence of multidrug-resistant strains. Increasing demand for antibiotic-free farming has contributed to the use of alternatives to antibiotics. Other prevention methods, such as better management strategies, early feed restriction or use of slow growing broilers should be implemented to avoid rapid growth rate, which is associated with locomotor problems. This review aims to summarise and address current knowledge on skeletal disorders associated with Staphylococcus spp. infection in poultry.

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“…Bacillus subtilis is one of the three most common species of probiotic products in the U.S. [ 181 ] and has been used widely as a functional feed supplement such as in several dairy and non-dairy fermented foods for improving human health and well-being [ 182 , 183 , 184 , 185 ]. Similarly, Bacillus subtilis -based probiotics have been used as antibiotic growth promoter alternatives in poultry [ 186 , 187 , 188 , 189 ]. Bacillus subtilis are spore-forming bacteria.…”

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The Impact of Probiotic Bacillus subtilis on Injurious Behavior in Laying Hens

Jiang

Cheng

2022

Animals

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Intestinal microbiota functions such as an endocrine organ to regulate host physiological homeostasis and behavioral exhibition in stress responses via regulating the gut–brain axis in humans and other mammals. In humans, stress-induced dysbiosis of the gut microbiota leads to intestinal permeability, subsequently affecting the clinical course of neuropsychiatric disorders, increasing the frequency of aggression and related violent behaviors. Probiotics, as direct-fed microorganism, have been used as dietary supplements or functional foods to target gut microbiota (microbiome) for the prevention or therapeutic treatment of mental diseases including social stress-induced psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, impulsivity, and schizophrenia. Similar function of the probiotics may present in laying hens due to the intestinal microbiota having a similar function between avian and mammals. In laying hens, some management practices such as hens reared in conventional cages or at a high stocking density may cause stress, leading to injurious behaviors such as aggressive pecking, severe feather pecking, and cannibalism, which is a critical issue facing the poultry industry due to negative effects on hen health and welfare with devastating economic consequences. We discuss the current development of using probiotic Bacillus subtilis to prevent or reduce injurious behavior in laying hens.

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Bacillus subtilis-Based Probiotic Improves Skeletal Health and Immunity in Broiler Chickens Exposed to Heat Stress

Cited by 47 publications

References 215 publications

Galacto-oligosaccharides and xylo-oligosaccharides affect meat flavor by altering the cecal microbiome, metabolome, and transcriptome of chickens

Galacto-oligosaccharides and xylo-oligosaccharides affect meat flavor by altering the cecal microbiome, metabolome, and transcriptome of chickens

Review on skeletal disorders caused byStaphylococcusspp. in poultry

The Impact of Probiotic Bacillus subtilis on Injurious Behavior in Laying Hens

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