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ArticlePloS one2020

Organic acid blend supplementation increases butyrate and acetate production in  Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium challenged broilers.

Mashael R Aljumaah, Manal M Alkhulaifi, Alaeldein M Abudabos, Abdulaziz Alabdullatifb, Aarif H El-Mubarak, Ali R Al Suliman, Dragana Stanley

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Article in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Mashael R AljumaahDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Manal M AlkhulaifiDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Alaeldein M AbudabosDepartment of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz AlabdullatifbDepartment of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Aarif H El-MubarakDepartment of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ali R Al SulimanKing Abulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Dragana StanleyInstitute for Future Farming Systems, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7019-4726
King Saud University · SACentral Queensland University · AUKing Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The burden of enteric pathogens in poultry is growing after the ban of antibiotic use in animal production. Organic acids gained attention as a possible alternative to antibiotics due to their antimicrobial activities, improved nutrient metabolism and performance. The current study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of organic acid blend on broilers cecal microbiota, histomorphometric measurements, and short-chain fatty acid production in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium challenge model. Birds were divided into four treatments, including a negative control, positive control challenged with S. Typhimurium, group supplemented with an organic acid blend, and birds supplemented with organic acid blend and Salmonella challenged. Results illustrate significant differences in feed conversion ratios and production efficiency factor between treatment groups, however, the influence of organic acid supplement was marginal. Organic acid blend significantly increased cecal acetic and butyric acids concentrations when compared to unsupplemented groups and resulted in minor alterations of intestinal bacterial communities.

Indexed as

Animal FeedDietary SupplementsAcetatesAnimalsButyratesCecumChickensFatty AcidsFatty Acids, VolatileGastrointestinal MicrobiomeIleumMannansMicrovilliPoultry DiseasesRandom AllocationSalmonella Infections, AnimalAcetatesButyratesFatty AcidsFatty Acids, VolatileMannansmannobiose

Identifiers

PMID32497096
PMCPMC7272039
OpenAlexW3033976340

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