The National Key R&D Program of China(2023YFD2000802)provided financial contributions。
Background Salmonella Typhimurium(S.Typhimurium)is a common pathogenic microorganism and poses a threat to the efficiency of poultry farms.As signaling molecules regulating the interaction between the host and gut mic...
support by AgriFutures Australia’s Chicken Meat Program[grant number PRJ-011584]is gratefully acknowledged.
Background Broiler chickens are most vulnerable immediately after hatching due to their immature immune systems,making them susceptible to infectious diseases.The yolk plays an important role in early immune defence b...
National Natural Science Foundation of China(32072780,31872374);National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFD0500501,2018YFD0500405);Earmarked Fund for Jiangsu Agricultural Industry Technology System(JATS[2024]).
Background Chronic heat stress(CHS)is a detrimental environmental stressor with a negative impact on the meat quality of broilers.However,the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood.This study investigates the ...
Key International Cooperation Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32120103011);Jiangsu Shuang Chuang Tuan Dui program(JSSCTD202147);Jiangsu Shuang Chuang Ren Cai program(JSSCRC2021541);Initiation Funds of Yangzhou University for Distinguished Scientists.
Background The aim of this study was to determine whether and how Zn proteinate with moderate chelation strength(Zn-Prot M)can alleviate heat stress(HS)-induced intestinal barrier function damage of broilers.A complet...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32272916);National key Research&Development Program of China(2023YFD1301400);the Program for Shaanxi Science&Technology from Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Department(2022GDTSLD-46-0302,2023KXJ-243,2023GXJS-02-01,K3031223075,L2022-QCYZXNY-004,2021TD-30,019HBGC-16,2019ZDXM3-02);the Yongjiang Innovative Research Team。
Background The intestinal barrier is the first line of defense against intestinal invasion by pathogens and foreign antigens and is closely associated with the gut microbiota.Astragalus polysaccharides(APS)have a long...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFF1000204);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32102535);the Key Research and Development Program of Hainan province(ZDYF2023XDNY036)。
Background Broilers stand out as one of the fastest-growing livestock globally,making a substantial contribution to animal meat production.However,the molecular and epigenetic mechanisms underlying the rapid growth an...
supported by the USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture,Hatch-Multistate Fund,managed by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources,University of Hawaii at Manoa,Honolulu,HI,USA。
Background Dietary supplementation of xylooligosac charides(XOS) has been found to influence gut health by manipulating cecal microbiota and producing microbe-origin metabolites.But no study investigated and compared ...
supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)funded by the Ministry of Education(NRF-RS-2023-00275307)。
Background Optimal gut health is important to maximize growth performance and feed efficiency in broiler chickens.A total of 1,365 one-day-old male Ross 308 broiler chickens were randomly divided into 5 treatments gro...
funded by a USDA Multistate (2052R) grant from the CTAHR University of Hawaii at Manoa to B.M.
Due to high environmental temperatures and climate change, heat stress is a severe concern for poultry health and production, increasing the propensity for food insecurity. With climate change causing higher temperatu...
Background One of the main roles of the intestinal mucosa is to protect against environmental hazards.Supple-mentation of xylo-oligosaccharides(XOS)is known to selectively stimulate the growth of beneficial intestinal...