Beta-Glucans as Immunomodulators in Poultry: Use and Potential Applications

Autor:	Chasity M. Cox, Rami A. Dalloul
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	stomatognathic diseases Immune system business.industry Immunity Animal Science and Zoology Biology Poultry farming Beta (finance) business Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Aquatic organisms Microbiology Biotechnology
Zdroj:	Avian Biology Research. 3:171-178
ISSN:	1758-1567 1758-1559
DOI:	10.3184/175815511x12919999481888
Popis:	Escalating consumer concerns have placed the poultry industry under mounting pressure to reduce the use of chemotherapeutic agents as feed additives. One possible alternative receiving increased attention is the use of immunomodulators such as β-glucan. Beta-glucans belong to a group of physiologically active compounds termed biological response modifiers due to their ability to stimulate the immune system. Beta-glucans are structural components of the cell wall of many bacteria, fungi, algae and yeast as well as cereal grains. The effects of β-glucans as active immunomodulators in mammals have been well noted; however, research concerning their impact in poultry has only recently been published. This review will begin with an “avian immunology primer”, and will then discuss various effects on performance and immune responses elicited by β-glucans in poultry and their potential implications to the industry.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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