Evaluation of Intervention Strategies for Idiopathic Diarrhea in Commercial Turkey Brooding Houses

Higgins, Stacy; Torres-Rodriguez, A.; Vicente, J. L.; Sartor, Catherine; Pixley, C.; Nava, Gerardo M.; Téllez, G.; Barton, Jane; Hargis, Billy M.

doi:10.1093/japr/14.2.345

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“…Our finding that supplementation with probiotics or synbiotics had no effect on Salmonella reduction was in agreement with Ribeiro et al (2007), but differed from the results reported by Higgins et al (2005) and Wolfenden et al (2007), who demonstrated a beneficial effect of a probiotic in poultry with Salmonella infections. The experiments related to these products are somewhat controversial.…”

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Efficacy of Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Synbiotics on Laying Hens and Broilers Challenged with Salmonella Enteritidis

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This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of dietary prebiotic, probiotic, and synbiotic products for controlling infection in laying hens and broiler chickens challenged with Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (SE). These products could replace the use of antibiotics, which would avoid the problem of hastening antimicrobial resistance for both types of birds. Salmonella-free 1-day-old (1-d-old) layers chicks and broilers chicks were inoculated with SE resistant to nalidixic acid and spectinomycin (SE Nal r Spec r ) and divided into four groups: 1) control (without feed additives); 2) probiotic (Bacillus subtilis, Lactobacillus acidophilus, L. casei, Enterococcus faecium, Bifidobacterium longum); 3) prebiotic (inulin, fructooligosaccharide, mannanoligosaccharide, and oligosaccharide); and 4) synbiotic (85% of the probiotic＋15% of the prebiotic additives). The presence of SE Nal r Spec r in cloacal swabs was analyzed at 7, 14, and 21 days post-infection (dpi) in laying hens and broilers. The number of SE Nal r Spec r per gram of cecal contents was determined at 7, 14, and 21 dpi in laying hens and at 2, 5, 7, 14, and 21 dpi in broilers. The results showed that the prebiotic additive reduced the occurrence of SE in cloacal swabs from laying hens but not from broilers. In the groups of laying hens and broilers that received prebiotics, the isolation and counts of SE Nal r Spec r were lower during the first week post-infection but not throughout the experiment. The probiotic and synbiotic additives did not influence the SE infection in laying hens and broilers; in contrast prebiotics had a protective effect during the first week post-infection.

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Efficacy of Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Synbiotics on Laying Hens and Broilers Challenged with Salmonella Enteritidis

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“…infections [37,[67][68][69][70][71][72]. Published experimental and commercial studies have shown that these selected probiotic organisms are able to reduce idiopathic diarrhea in commercial turkey brooding houses [73]. Large scale commercial trials indicated that appropriate administration of this probiotic mixture to turkeys and chickens increased performance and reduced costs of production [69,74,75].…”

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Probiotics for Human and Poultry Use in the Control of Gastrointestinal Disease: A Review of Real-World Experiences

Téllez¹,

Rodríguez‐Fragoso²,

Va³

et al. 2013

Altern Integ Med

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Over a century ago Eli Metchnikoff proposed the revolutionary idea to consume viable bacteria to promote health by modulating the intestinal microflora. The idea is more applicable now than ever, since bacterial antimicrobial resistance has become a serious worldwide problem both in medical and agricultural fields. The interest in digestive physiology and the microbiome has generated data whereby well being of all living organisms with a digestive tract can be enhanced and the risk of disease reduced. Given the recent international legislation and domestic consumer pressures to withdraw growth-promoting antibiotics and limit antibiotics available for treatment of bacterial infections, probiotics can offer alternative options. Probiotics are live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host. Current indications are that mechanism of action involves a number of possibilities like rapid activation of innate host immune responses, assisting in the digestion of food materials etc. In this review, we focused on applying probiotic concept to alleviate chronic constipation and idiopathic diarrhea in humans or for specific pathogen reduction and improvement of GIT diseases in poultry.

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“…The probiotic used in these experiments, FM-B11, contains strains of lactic acid bacteria that were isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of chickens and has consistently proven to exhibit antiSalmonella activity and immunomodulatory effects postchallenge with Salmonella [7,18,[33][34][35]. As previously indicated, a concomitant increase in Salmonella in neonatal chickens, following coccidial challenge may have been controlled by the probiotic preventing further damage.…”

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“…Our studies have been focused on specific pathogen reduction [26][27][28][29][30][31], performance under commercial conditions [32,33], and effects on both idiopathic [34] and defined enteritis [35,36]. In addition to these comprehendsive studies, preliminary findings from our laboratory indicate that the strains of this probiotic culture exhibit potential probiotic attributes, including the tolerance to pH 3.0, 6.5% of NaCl, high bile salts concentration (0.6%), as well as in vitro antibacterial activity against Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis, Escherichia coli (O157:H7), and Campylobacter jejuni [Menconi et al, unpublished data].…”

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The Effect of a<i> Lactobacillus</i>-Based Probiotic for the Control of Necrotic Enteritis in Broilers

Layton¹,

Hernández-Velasco²,

Chaitanya³

et al. 2013

FNS

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Necrotic Enteritis (NE) caused by Clostridium perfringens (CP) in poultry is probably the most important bacterial disease in terms of economic implications. The disease is multi-factorial and is invariably associated with predisposing factors. The present study investigated the effect of a commercially available Lactobacillus-based probiotic (FM-B11) for the control of necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens. In experiment 1, one-day-of-hatch broiler chicks were randomly allocated to the following treatment groups: 1) Non-challenged (NC); 2) Challenged (C); 3) Challenged + probiotic (C+ FM-B11). Prior to placement, chicks in groups 2 and 3 received 0.25 mL of Salmonella typhimurium (ST) containing 10 5 cfu of viable cells by oral gavage. At 14, 15 and 16 days of age, all chicks in group 3 were treated with FM-B11 in the drinking water at a concentration of 10 6 cfu/ml. At 21d of age, all chicks in groups 2 and 3, were individually challenged with 5 × 10 4 sporulated oocysts of E. maxima by oral gavage. At 26d of age, all chicks in groups 2 and 3, were individually challenged with 10 8 cfu CP; body weight (BW) was recorded prior to challenge. The experiment was terminated at 29 days of age and the following parameters were evaluated: NE-associated mortality, CP lesion scores, CP concentrations in ileum, BW, and body weight gain (BWG). Chicks treated with FM-B11 had significantly (P < 0.05) higher body weight gain after challenge when compared to control challenge chickens. Total mortality was higher in the C group (48.8%) when compared to the C + FM-B11 (12.7%). Even though there was no significant (P > 0.05) difference in lesion score between C and C + FM-B11, group C + FM-B11 had significantly (P < 0.05) lower total number of cfu of CP recovered from the ileal mucosa and content samples when compared to group C. Experiment 2 was a unique and remarkable case report of a field outbreak of NE in a commercial broiler farm in Argentina. A reduction and control of the mortality associated with NE following 3 days of administration of FM-B11 was observed as compared with the control non treated house. These results imply that the commercially available Lactobacillus-based probiotic FM-B11 was able to reduce the severities of NE, as a secondary bacterial infection, in an experimental NE challenge model; as well as, in a commercial field outbreak of NE.

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Evaluation of Intervention Strategies for Idiopathic Diarrhea in Commercial Turkey Brooding Houses

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Efficacy of Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Synbiotics on Laying Hens and Broilers Challenged with Salmonella Enteritidis

Efficacy of Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Synbiotics on Laying Hens and Broilers Challenged with Salmonella Enteritidis

Probiotics for Human and Poultry Use in the Control of Gastrointestinal Disease: A Review of Real-World Experiences

The Effect of a<i> Lactobacillus</i>-Based Probiotic for the Control of Necrotic Enteritis in Broilers

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Evaluation of Intervention Strategies for Idiopathic Diarrhea in Commercial Turkey Brooding Houses

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Efficacy of Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Synbiotics on Laying Hens and Broilers Challenged with Salmonella Enteritidis

Efficacy of Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Synbiotics on Laying Hens and Broilers Challenged with Salmonella Enteritidis

Probiotics for Human and Poultry Use in the Control of Gastrointestinal Disease: A Review of Real-World Experiences

The Effect of a&lt;i&gt; Lactobacillus&lt;/i&gt;-Based Probiotic for the Control of Necrotic Enteritis in Broilers

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