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ArticleScientific reports2020

The effect of synbiotic preparations on the intestinal microbiota and her metabolism in broiler chickens.

Katarzyna Śliżewska, Paulina Markowiak-Kopeć, Artur Żbikowski, Piotr Szeleszczuk

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers.

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50 citing papers in PubMed, 98 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Katarzyna ŚliżewskaInstitute of Fermentation Technology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Lodz University of Technology, Wólczańska 171/173, 90-924, Lodz, Poland. katarzyna.slizewska@p.lodz.pl.
Paulina Markowiak-KopećInstitute of Fermentation Technology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Lodz University of Technology, Wólczańska 171/173, 90-924, Lodz, Poland. paulina.markowiak-kopec@edu.p.lodz.pl.
Artur ŻbikowskiDepartment of Pathology and Veterinary Diagnostics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159c St., 02-776, Warsaw, Poland.
Piotr SzeleszczukDepartment of Pathology and Veterinary Diagnostics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159c St., 02-776, Warsaw, Poland.
Lodz University of Technology · PLWarsaw University of Life Sciences · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of the research was to determine the effect of newly elaborated synbiotic preparations on the count of dominant intestinal microorganisms, on the profile of fatty acids (short chain - SCFA and branched chain - BCFA), the lactic acid produced and the performance of chickens. The studies determined the composition of the dominant intestinal microbiota with use of the culture method. The fatty acid profile was also determined using the high-performance liquid chromatography method (HPLC). Moreover, the performance of chickens was determined such as the daily cumulative mortality rate, the feed conversion ratio (FCR) and the European Production Efficiency Factor (EPEF). It was found that synbiotics had a beneficial effect on parameters of the performance of chickens, and also resulted in increase in the count of beneficial bacteria and to the restriction in growth of potential pathogens in the gastrointestinal tract. Synbiotics caused an increase in the concentration of lactic acid and SCFA and a decrease in the concentration of BCFA in the broiler's excreta. These results showed a beneficial effect of the tested synbiotics on the intestinal microbiota, their metabolism and the performance of broiler chickens. The elaborated synbiotics can be successfully used as feed additives for broiler chickens.

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AnimalsBacteriaChickensFatty AcidsFemaleGastrointestinal MicrobiomeLactic AcidSynbioticsFatty AcidsLactic Acid

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PMID32152423
PMCPMC7062770
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