Effect of oral administration of microcin Y on growth performance, intestinal barrier function and gut microbiota of chicks challenged with Salmonella Pullorum

Autor: Wenjing Li, Zhiwei Zeng, Di Zhou, Guyao Wang, Zepeng Wang, Yu Li, Yu Han, Miaomiao Qin, Changqi Luo, Saixiang Feng, Weisheng Cao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Veterinary Research, Vol 55, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1297-9716
DOI: 10.1186/s13567-024-01321-x
Popis: Abstract The lasso peptide microcin Y (MccY) effectively inhibits various serotypes of Salmonella in vitro, but the antibacterial effect against S. Pullorum in poultry is still unclear. This study was the first to evaluate the safety and anti-S. Pullorum infection of MccY in specific pathogen-free (SPF) chicks. The safety test showed that the body weight, IgA and IgM levels of serum, and cecal microbiota structure of 3 groups of chicks orally administrated with different doses of MccY (5 mg/kg, 10 mg/kg, 20 mg/kg) for 14 days were not significantly different from those of the control group. Then, the chicks were randomized into 3 groups for the experiment of anti-S. Pullorum infection: (I) negative control group (NC), (II) S. Pullorum-challenged group (SP, 5 × 108 CFU/bird), (III) MccY-treated group (MccY, 20 mg/kg). The results indicated that compared to the SP group, treatment of MccY increased body weight and average daily gain (P
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