Could tannins be the right dietary alternative for replacing antibiotics as growth promoters in broiler chicken production? A comprehensive microbiota shift assessment in a commercial farm
One of the main global issues in animal production is the antimicrobial use (AMU) as prophylactic additives in diet. Despite the availability of a variety of antibiotic alternative additives, their use is not widespread. In this study, we analyzed samples from a trial conducted on a commercial farm,...
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| author | Pin Viso, Natalia Daniela Redondo, Enzo Alejandro Redondo, Leandro Martin Diaz Carrasco, Juan Maria Farber, Marisa Diana Fernandez Miyakawa, Mariano Enrique |
| author_browse | Diaz Carrasco, Juan Maria Farber, Marisa Diana Fernandez Miyakawa, Mariano Enrique Pin Viso, Natalia Daniela Redondo, Enzo Alejandro Redondo, Leandro Martin |
| author_facet | Pin Viso, Natalia Daniela Redondo, Enzo Alejandro Redondo, Leandro Martin Diaz Carrasco, Juan Maria Farber, Marisa Diana Fernandez Miyakawa, Mariano Enrique |
| author_sort | Pin Viso, Natalia Daniela |
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| description | One of the main global issues in animal production is the antimicrobial use (AMU) as prophylactic additives in diet. Despite the availability of a variety of antibiotic alternative additives, their use is not widespread. In this study, we analyzed samples from a trial conducted on a commercial farm, evaluating cecal and litter microbiota with the inclusion of antibiotics or tannins (as AMU-free alternative) in the diet. We observed differential modulation depending on the additive used. Specifically, tannins treatment led to an increased Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio, due to a rise in Clostridiales order, which is associated with improved gut health and better energy efficiency in birds. Poultry litter microbiota contained typical gastrointestinal tract bacteria, along with pathogenic and environmental species. This information becomes relevant for litter reuse in poultry sheds, acting as an inoculum for new birds in the next cycle, determining their microbiota; or when litter is used as organic fertilizer, and these bacteria potentially spread to the environment. This study highlights the potential of tannins as a promising AMU-free alternative in food-producing animals, contributing to new productive paradigms that consider human health, animal welfare, environmental impact, and production efficiency. |
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| spelling | INTA247932025-12-29T13:40:49Z Could tannins be the right dietary alternative for replacing antibiotics as growth promoters in broiler chicken production? A comprehensive microbiota shift assessment in a commercial farm Pin Viso, Natalia Daniela Redondo, Enzo Alejandro Redondo, Leandro Martin Diaz Carrasco, Juan Maria Farber, Marisa Diana Fernandez Miyakawa, Mariano Enrique Pollo de Engorde Antibióticos Flora Microbiana Taninos Broiler Chickens Antibiotics Microbial Flora Tannins Microbiota One of the main global issues in animal production is the antimicrobial use (AMU) as prophylactic additives in diet. Despite the availability of a variety of antibiotic alternative additives, their use is not widespread. In this study, we analyzed samples from a trial conducted on a commercial farm, evaluating cecal and litter microbiota with the inclusion of antibiotics or tannins (as AMU-free alternative) in the diet. We observed differential modulation depending on the additive used. Specifically, tannins treatment led to an increased Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio, due to a rise in Clostridiales order, which is associated with improved gut health and better energy efficiency in birds. Poultry litter microbiota contained typical gastrointestinal tract bacteria, along with pathogenic and environmental species. This information becomes relevant for litter reuse in poultry sheds, acting as an inoculum for new birds in the next cycle, determining their microbiota; or when litter is used as organic fertilizer, and these bacteria potentially spread to the environment. This study highlights the potential of tannins as a promising AMU-free alternative in food-producing animals, contributing to new productive paradigms that consider human health, animal welfare, environmental impact, and production efficiency. Instituto de Microbiología y Zoología Agrícola Fil: Pin Viso, Natalia Daniela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Microbiología y Zoología Agrícola; Argentina Fil: Redondo, Enzo Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología; Argentina. Fil: Redondo, Enzo Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Redondo, Leandro Martín. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología; Argentina Fil: Redondo, Leandro Martín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Díaz Carrasco, Juan María. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología; Argentina Fil: Díaz Carrasco, Juan María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Farber, Marisa Diana. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular; Argentina Fil: Farber, Marisa Diana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Fernandez Miyakawa, Mariano Enrique. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología; Argentina Fil: Fernandez Miyakawa, Mariano Enrique. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina 2025-12-29T13:38:12Z 2025-12-29T13:38:12Z 2025-08 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/24793 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579125005024 0032-5791 1525-3171 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2025.105260 eng info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2019-PD-E5-I106-001, Estudios metagenómicos en animales y medio ambiente para modular la microbiota, desarrollar probióticos y mitigar el impacto ambiental de la producción pecuaria info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2019-PD-E5-I104-001, Estudios sobre generación de resistencia a los antimicrobianos y desarrollo de alternativas profilácticas y terapéuticas 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 Elsevier Poultry Science 104 (8) : 105260. (August 2025) |
| spellingShingle | Pollo de Engorde Antibióticos Flora Microbiana Taninos Broiler Chickens Antibiotics Microbial Flora Tannins Microbiota Pin Viso, Natalia Daniela Redondo, Enzo Alejandro Redondo, Leandro Martin Diaz Carrasco, Juan Maria Farber, Marisa Diana Fernandez Miyakawa, Mariano Enrique Could tannins be the right dietary alternative for replacing antibiotics as growth promoters in broiler chicken production? A comprehensive microbiota shift assessment in a commercial farm |
| title | Could tannins be the right dietary alternative for replacing antibiotics as growth promoters in broiler chicken production? A comprehensive microbiota shift assessment in a commercial farm |
| title_full | Could tannins be the right dietary alternative for replacing antibiotics as growth promoters in broiler chicken production? A comprehensive microbiota shift assessment in a commercial farm |
| title_fullStr | Could tannins be the right dietary alternative for replacing antibiotics as growth promoters in broiler chicken production? A comprehensive microbiota shift assessment in a commercial farm |
| title_full_unstemmed | Could tannins be the right dietary alternative for replacing antibiotics as growth promoters in broiler chicken production? A comprehensive microbiota shift assessment in a commercial farm |
| title_short | Could tannins be the right dietary alternative for replacing antibiotics as growth promoters in broiler chicken production? A comprehensive microbiota shift assessment in a commercial farm |
| title_sort | could tannins be the right dietary alternative for replacing antibiotics as growth promoters in broiler chicken production a comprehensive microbiota shift assessment in a commercial farm |
| topic | Pollo de Engorde Antibióticos Flora Microbiana Taninos Broiler Chickens Antibiotics Microbial Flora Tannins Microbiota |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/24793 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579125005024 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2025.105260 |
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