Application of Probiotics for the Production of Safe and High-quality Poultry Meat

Autor: Yong Ha Park, Wan Nadiah Wan Abdullah, Farizal Hamidon, Kim Pong Soh, Chandraprasad Rajangan, Min-Tze Liong, Theam Soon Lim, Chee-Yuen Gan
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Korean Journal for Food Science of Animal Resources
ISSN: 1225-8563
Popis: Poultry industry has always been a dynamic and integral part of national economies in many countries. Economic losses incur especially in large-scale rearing facilities, often attributed to the deterioration of environmental conditions, poultry exposure to stressors and development of diseases. While antibiotics have been commonly used for prophylactic purposes and as growth stimulants, extensive documentation of antimicrobial resistance among pathogenic bacteria due to indiscriminate utilization of antibiotic in the industry has led to public and governmental outcries. Elimination of antibiotics from poultry production has thus encouraged intensive search for alternatives. In this review, we discuss the immense potential of probiotics to fill the gap as alternative growth promoters and evidences of beneficial effects of probiotic application in poultry production.
Databáze: OpenAIRE