A cross-study analysis of the effect of a dual-strain probiotic applied via the waterline on the growth performance and gut health of broilers under a mild necrotic enteritis challenge.

Probiotics offer potential as an approach for the prevention and control of poultry intestinal diseases, but external factors can influence the birds' response. Combining data from multiple trials provides greater confidence around efficacy under varying production conditions. Therefore, this study combined data from three separate trials analyzing the effect of a dual-strain probiotic comprising Lactobacillus acidophilus AG01 and Bifidobacterium animalis subspecies lactis AG02 on broilers during a mild necrotic enteritis (NE) challenge.

Research Note: Water applied direct-fed microbial reduced mortality in heat stressed broilers.

Pressure to reduce the use of antibiotics in the poultry industry has intensified research on alternative solutions to support intestinal health, including but not limited to direct fed microbials (DFM). Heat stress is known to impact intestinal health and function. The aim of this study was to determine efficacy of a water applied DFM product on broiler performance during the summer period.

Cell-Free Culture Supernatant of AG01 and subsp. AG02 Reduces the Pathogenicity of NetB-Positive in a Chicken Intestinal Epithelial Cell Line.

The worldwide reduction in the use of antibiotics in animal feed is fueling the need for alternatives for the prevention and control of poultry intestinal diseases such as necrotic enteritis (NE), which is caused by . This is the first report on the use of an intestinal epithelial chicken cell line (CHIC-8E11) to study the pathogenic traits of and to investigate the mode of action of cell-free supernatants (CFS) from probiotic AG01 and subsp. AG02 in reducing the pathogenicity of .

[Extraction of features from clinical routine data using text mining].

Background: Anti-VEGF drugs are currently used to treat macular diseases. This has led to a wealth of additional data, which could help understand and predict treatment courses; however, this information is usually only available in free text form.

Objective: A retrospective study was designed to analyze how far interpretable information can be obtained from clinical texts by automated extraction.

Development of the Ileal Microbiota in Three Broiler Breeds.

The development and succession of the microbiota in ileal mucus and lumen samples from three breeds of broiler chicken (Cobb 500, = 36; Hubbard JA87, = 38; and Ross 308, = 36) was observed between 3 and 42 days post hatch (d.p.h).