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Title Improving gut health in poultry / edited by Steven C. Ricke
Published Cambridge : Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, 2019

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (colour)
Series Burleigh Dodds series in agricultural science ; number 73
Burleigh Dodds series in agricultural science ; no. 73.
Contents Part 1 Understanding the gastrointestinal tract -- 1 Commercial poultry production and gut function: a historical perspective -- 2 Advances in sequence technologies for generating poultry gut microbiome data -- 3 Omics technologies for connecting host responses with poultry gut function -- 4 Understanding gut microbiota in poultry -- 5 In ovo development of the chicken gut microbiome and its impact on later gut function -- 6 Understanding gut function in poultry: immunometabolism at the gut level -- 7 Understanding gut function in poultry: the role of commensals, metabolites, inflammation and dysbiosis in intestinal immune function and dysfunction; Part 2 Factors that impact the gastrointestinal tract and different types of birds -- 8 Genetics and other factors affecting intestinal microbiota and function in poultry -- 9 Antibiotics and gut function: historical and current perspectives -- 10 Gastrointestinal diseases of poultry: causes and nutritional strategies for prevention and control -- 11 The interaction between gut microbiota and pathogens in poultry -- 12 Microbial ecology and function of the gastrointestinal tract in layer hens; Part 3 Feed additives and gut health modulation -- 13 Controlling pathogens in the poultry gut -- 14 The role of probiotics in optimizing gut function in poultry -- 15 Role of prebiotics in poultry gastrointestinal tract health, function, and microbiome composition -- 16 The role of synbiotics in optimizing gut function in poultry -- 17 Short chain organic acids: microbial ecology and antimicrobial activity in the poultry gastrointestinal tract -- 18 The role of essential oils and other botanicals in optimizing gut function in poultry -- 19 The role of specific cereal grain dietary components in poultry gut function
Summary This collection summarises current research on the composition and function of the gastrointestinal tract in poultry, the factors that affect its function, and nutritional strategies to optimise poultry nutrition, health and environmental impact. Chapters summarise advances in sequencing and omics technologies to understand gut function, current understanding of the gut microbiota, the development of the gut microbiome over the life of the bird, and gut function in nutrient processing and immune response. The book the reviews what we know about factors affecting gut function and health, including gastrointestinal diseases, the interaction between pathogens and the gut as well the impact of antibiotics. The final group of chapters discuss current research on the effectiveness of feed additives in optimising gut health, including probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, antimicrobials, essential oils and other botanicals as well as cereal grains
Notes Dr Steven Ricke is the Donald 'Buddy' Wray Chair in Food Safety and Director of the Center for Food Safety in the Institute of Food Science and Engineering at the University of Arkansas, USA
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 30, 2020)
Subject Poultry -- Health
Bacterial diseases in poultry.
Poultry industry -- Safety measures
TECHNOLOGY -- Agriculture -- General.
TECHNOLOGY -- Agriculture -- Animal Husbandry.
TECHNOLOGY -- Agriculture -- Sustainable Agriculture.
Bacterial diseases in poultry.
Poultry -- Health.
Poultry industry -- Safety measures.
Form Electronic book
Author Ricke, Steven C., 1957- editor.
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