Impact of Chlorella vulgaris and probiotic supplementation on performance, immunity and intestinal microbiota of broiler chickens.

Chlorella vulgaris has antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory properties, as well as the probiotic that is important for keeping the intestinal microbiota balanced. The objective was to test the impact of supplementation with microalgae and/or probiotics on broiler chickens' performance, immunity, and intestinal microbiota. The experimental design was in randomized blocks in a 4x2 factorial scheme, with four levels of inclusion of C.

Interaction between saflufenacil and ammonium glufosinate to control ryegrass.

Annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) is one of the main weeds in subtropical cropping systems of Europe, Oceania and South America. Therefore, the hypothesis of this work is that the interaction between ammonium glufosinate and saflufenacil can be synergistic for ryegrass control.

Probiotics and plant extracts: a promising synergy and delivery systems.

There is a current interest in healthy diets and supplements, indicating the relevance of novel delivery systems for plant extracts rich in bioactive compounds and probiotics. This simultaneous delivery system can be prospective for health. In this sense, investigating foods rich in bioactive compounds or supplemented by them for incorporating probiotics and some approaches to improve probiotic survivability, such as the choice of resistant probiotic strains or microencapsulation, is valuable.

Study of anticancer properties of proanthocyanidin-rich cinnamon extract in combination with Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BLC1 and resistance of these free and co-encapsulated materials under in vitro simulated gastrointestinal conditions.

Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis (BLC1) and proanthocyanidin-rich cinnamon extract (PRCE) have many beneficial health properties. However, they are very sensitive materials; co-encapsulation is one alternative to protect them.

Chemopreventive Properties of Extracts Obtained from Blueberry ( L.) and Jabuticaba ( Berg.) in Combination with Probiotics.

The association of probiotics and fruit extracts may influence the chemopreventive effect of colorectal cancer. In this context, antiproliferative activity was evaluated to select the best extracts that would be added probiotics, after addition of or in the extracts the antiradical and antioxidant activity, quinone reductase (QR) assay and apoptosis assay were evaluated. Four extracts were isolated: E1: rich in total phenolic compounds; E2: rich in water-soluble phenolic compounds; E3: rich in most apolar phenolic compounds and E4: rich in anthocyanins.