Publications by authors named "E Devillard"

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  • The probiotic 29784 (Bs29784) supports chicken intestinal health by producing metabolites like hypoxanthine, niacin, and pantothenate, enhancing resilience and performance through immune response, barrier function, and microbiota modulation.
  • Experimental models showed that Bs29784 vegetative cells significantly reduced inflammation and improved intestinal integrity better than spores, while individual metabolites had distinct positive effects on inflammation and cell growth.
  • Fermentation studies revealed that different metabolites influenced the microbiota and fermentation profiles, with specific compounds like PTH and HPX enhancing epithelial resilience and overall intestinal health.
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A 42-days study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different dietary types (corn-or wheat-soybean meal-based diet) and phytase (Phy) or a multi-carbohydrase and phytase complex (MCPC) supplementation on growth performance, digestibility of phosphorus (P), intestinal transporter gene expression, plasma indexes, bone parameters, and fecal microbiota in growing pigs. Seventy-two barrows (average initial body weight of 24.70 ± 0.

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Two experiments were performed to evaluate the effect of a biosynthetic 6-phytase added at 500 phytase unit (FTU)/kg diet on growth performance, bone mineralization, and nutrient digestibility and retention in weaned piglets and growing-finishing pigs. Experiments were performed on 90 weaned male and female piglets with an average initial body weight (BW) at 7.7 ± 0.

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Diet is a major modulator of animal resilience and its three pillars: host's immune response, gut microbiota, and intestinal barrier. In the present study, we endeavour to delineate a challenging condition aimed to degrade these pillars and elucidate its impact on broiler performance and nutrient digestibility. To attain this objective, we opted to use guar gum (GG) as a source of galactomannan.

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Exogenous phytases are commonly added to low-phosphorus and low-calcium diets to improve P availability and reduce P excretion by poultry. This study investigated the effect of supplementation with a novel bacterial 6-phytase on egg production, egg quality, bone mineralization, and precaecal digestibility of P in laying hens fed corn-soybean meal-based diets. A total of 576 Hy-Line brown laying hens were used in a completely randomized block design at 25-45 weeks of age (woa).

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