Microbiota, gut health and chicken productivity : what Is the connection?

Gut microbiota and its relationship to animal health and productivity in commercial broiler chickens has been difficult to establish due to high variability between flocks, which derives from plenty of environmental, nutritional, and host factors that influence the load of commensal and pathogenic m...

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Autores principales: Diaz Carrasco, Juan Maria, Casanova, Natalia Andrea, Fernandez Miyakawa, Mariano Enrique
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: MDPI 2024
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/18528
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/7/10/374
https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms7100374
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Casanova, Natalia Andrea
Fernandez Miyakawa, Mariano Enrique
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description Gut microbiota and its relationship to animal health and productivity in commercial broiler chickens has been difficult to establish due to high variability between flocks, which derives from plenty of environmental, nutritional, and host factors that influence the load of commensal and pathogenic microbes surrounding birds during their growth cycle in the farms. Chicken gut microbiota plays a key role in the maintenance of intestinal health through its ability to modulate host physiological functions required to maintain intestinal homeostasis, mainly through competitive exclusion of detrimental microorganisms and pathogens, preventing colonization and therefore decreasing the expense of energy that birds normally invest in keeping the immune system active against these pathogens. Therefore, a “healthy” intestinal microbiota implies energy saving for the host which translates into an improvement in productive performance of the birds. This review compiles information about the main factors that shape the process of gut microbiota acquisition and maturation, their interactions with chicken immune homeostasis, and the outcome of these interactions on intestinal health and productivity.
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spelling INTA185282024-07-17T10:19:58Z Microbiota, gut health and chicken productivity : what Is the connection? Diaz Carrasco, Juan Maria Casanova, Natalia Andrea Fernandez Miyakawa, Mariano Enrique Poultry Microbial Flora Productivity Animal Health Homeostasis Aves de Corral Flora Microbiana Productividad Sanidad Animal Performance Gut microbiota and its relationship to animal health and productivity in commercial broiler chickens has been difficult to establish due to high variability between flocks, which derives from plenty of environmental, nutritional, and host factors that influence the load of commensal and pathogenic microbes surrounding birds during their growth cycle in the farms. Chicken gut microbiota plays a key role in the maintenance of intestinal health through its ability to modulate host physiological functions required to maintain intestinal homeostasis, mainly through competitive exclusion of detrimental microorganisms and pathogens, preventing colonization and therefore decreasing the expense of energy that birds normally invest in keeping the immune system active against these pathogens. Therefore, a “healthy” intestinal microbiota implies energy saving for the host which translates into an improvement in productive performance of the birds. This review compiles information about the main factors that shape the process of gut microbiota acquisition and maturation, their interactions with chicken immune homeostasis, and the outcome of these interactions on intestinal health and productivity. Instituto de Patobiología Fil: Diaz Carrasco, Juan María. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología Veterinaria; Argentina Fil: Diaz Carrasco, Juan María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Casanova, Natalia Andrea. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología Veterinaria; Argentina Fil: Fernandez Miyakawa, Mariano Enrique. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología Veterinaria; Argentina Fil: Fernandez Miyakawa, Mariano Enrique. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina 2024-07-17T10:14:20Z 2024-07-17T10:14:20Z 2019-10 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/18528 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/7/10/374 2076-2607 https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms7100374 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf MDPI Microorganisms 7 (10) : 374 (October 2019)
spellingShingle Poultry
Microbial Flora
Productivity
Animal Health
Homeostasis
Aves de Corral
Flora Microbiana
Productividad
Sanidad Animal
Performance
Diaz Carrasco, Juan Maria
Casanova, Natalia Andrea
Fernandez Miyakawa, Mariano Enrique
Microbiota, gut health and chicken productivity : what Is the connection?
title Microbiota, gut health and chicken productivity : what Is the connection?
title_full Microbiota, gut health and chicken productivity : what Is the connection?
title_fullStr Microbiota, gut health and chicken productivity : what Is the connection?
title_full_unstemmed Microbiota, gut health and chicken productivity : what Is the connection?
title_short Microbiota, gut health and chicken productivity : what Is the connection?
title_sort microbiota gut health and chicken productivity what is the connection
topic Poultry
Microbial Flora
Productivity
Animal Health
Homeostasis
Aves de Corral
Flora Microbiana
Productividad
Sanidad Animal
Performance
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https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms7100374
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