Probiotics in Poultry Nutrition as a Natural Alternative for Antibiotics
- Authors: Mohamed E. Abd El Hack1, Mahmoud Alagawany2, Nahed A. El-Shall3, Abdelrazeq M. Shehata4, Abdel-Moneim E. Abdel-Moneim5, Mohammed A. E. Naiel6
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View Affiliations Hide Affiliations1 Department of Poultry, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt 2 Department of Poultry, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt 3 Department of poultry and fish diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University,Edfina, Elbehira 22758, Egypt 4 Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11651,Egypt 5 Biological Applications Department, Nuclear Research Center, Egyptian Atomic Energyaity, 13759, Egypt 6 Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519,Egypt
- Source: Antibiotic Alternatives in Poultry and Fish Feed , pp 137-159
- Publication Date: October 2022
- Language: English
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Since the early 1950s, antibiotics have been used in poultry for improving feed efficiency and growth performance. Nevertheless, various side effects have appeared, such as antibiotic resistance, antibiotic residues in eggs and meat, and imbalance of beneficial intestinal bacteria. Consequently, it is essential to find other alternatives that include probiotics that improve poultry production. Probiotics are live microorganisms administered in adequate doses and improve host health. Probiotics are available to be used as feed additives, increasing the availability of the nutrients for enhanced growth by digesting the feed properly. Immunity and meat and egg quality can be improved by supplementation of probiotics in poultry feed. Furthermore, the major reason for using probiotics as feed additives is that they can compete with various infectious diseases causing pathogens in poultry's gastrointestinal tract. Hence, this chapter focuses on the types and mechanisms of action of probiotics and their benefits, by feed supplementation, for poultry health and production.
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