Part I: Introduction -- Ch. 1 History and Current Use of Feed Additives in the European Union: Legislative and Practical Aspects -- Ch. 2 Poultry Nutrition without Pronutrient Antibiotics -- Part II: Gastrointestinal structure and functional development -- Ch. 3 Early Development of Small Intestinal Function -- Ch. 4 Absorptive Function of the Small Intestine: Adaptations Meeting Demand -- Ch. 5 Epithelial Structure and Function in the Hen Lower Intestine -- Ch. 6 Immunological Development of the Avian Gut -- Part III: Gastrointestinal flora -- Ch. 7 Molecular Approaches to the Analysis of Gastrointestinal Microbial Ecosystems -- Ch. 8 Microbes of the Chicken Gastrointestinal Tract -- Ch. 9 Mechanisms of Pathogen Control in the Avian Gastrointestinal Tract -- Part IV: Nutritional effects -- Ch. 10 Effect of Non-starch Polysaccharidases on Avian Gastrointestinal Function -- Ch. 11 Effects of Amino Acid and Protein Supply on Nutrition and Health -- Ch. 12 The Role of Feed Processing on Gastrointestinal Function and Health in Poultry -- Ch. 13 Wet Litter: its Causes and Prevention and the Role of Nutrition -- Ch. 14 Micronutrient Supply: Influence on Gut Health and Immunity -- Part V: Pathology -- Ch. 15 Virally Induced Gastrointestinal Diseases of Chickens and Turkeys -- Ch. 16 The Gastrointestinal Tract as a Port of Entry for Bacterial Infections in Poultry -- Ch. 17 Parasite Genetics, Protection and Antigen Identification -- Part VI: Immunological and pathogen control -- Ch. 18 Developments and Pitfalls of Feed Acidification in Controlling Gut Pathogens in Poultry, with Emphasis on Salmonella -- Ch. 19 Competitive Exclusion in Poultry Production -- Ch. 20 Campylobacters and their Bacteriophage in Poultry -- Ch. 21 Breeding for Disease Resistance -- PartVII: Monitoring and practical experience -- Ch. 22 The EU Perspective on the Monitoring of Zoonoses and Zoonotic Agents -- Ch. 23 Gut Problems: the Field Experience and What it Means to the Poultry Farmer -- Poster abstracts
Summary
Derived from the 28th Poultry Science Symposium of the World's Poultry Science Association (UK), this book focuses on the current interest of the phasing out of antibiotic use in poultry and covers in-depth interactions between the bird, its diet and potential pathogens. It also demonstrates. the understanding of the gut health in the 21st century of commercial poultry and flocks and the ultimate safety of poultry product in the human food chain
