Publications by authors named "Yi-Tei Wu"
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- The European Commission prohibited antibiotic promoters in animal feed in 2006, leading to a need for alternative feed additives to combat poultry diseases previously managed with antibiotics.
- This study explored the effects of trehalose on broiler growth performance and pathogenic bacteria levels when added to their feed.
- Results showed that trehalose up to 10% didn't negatively impact weight gain or feed efficiency but increased beneficial bacteria levels while not significantly decreasing harmful bacteria counts in the guts of broilers.
Salmonellosis in broilers is not merely a significant disease with high economic costs in the poultry industry but also the foodborne disease with the impact on public health by cross-contamination. This study was to investigate the prebiotic ability of trehalose supplementing in diets (0, 1, 3, and 5%, w/w) against Salmonella by using S. Typhimurium (ST)-inoculated broilers.
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