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ArticleFrontiers in physiology2025

Influence of a multi-strain probiotic and zinc-glycine chelate, administered

Artur Ciszewski, Łukasz S Jarosz, Zbigniew Grądzki, Agnieszka Marek, Beata Kaczmarek, Marcin Hejdysz, Anna Rysiak

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Article in Frontiers in physiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Artur CiszewskiDepartment of Epizootiology and Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Łukasz S JaroszDepartment of Epizootiology and Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Zbigniew GrądzkiDepartment of Epizootiology and Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Agnieszka MarekDepartment of Preventive Veterinary and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Beata KaczmarekDepartment and Clinic of Animal Internal Diseases, Sub-Department of Internal Diseases of Farm Animals and Horses, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Marcin HejdyszDepartment Of Animal Breeding And Product Quality Assessment, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland.
Anna RysiakDepartment of Botany, Mycology, and Ecology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland.

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Abstract

Introduction: The supplementation of chicken embryos with bioactive compounds may elicit a beneficial effect on the development of their gut microbiome and enhance protection against infectious agents after hatching. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of Methods: The study was conducted on 1,500 hatching eggs from a broiler breeding flock (Ross × Ross 308) at 36 weeks. ELISA kits were used to determine levels of acute-phase proteins and immunoglobulins. Expression of immunoglobulins was determined by means of qRT-PCR. Results: The results indicate enhanced synthesis of acute-phase proteins in the liver and increased levels of serum amyloid A in the small intestine tissue, as well as IgA and IgM mRNA and suppressed synthesis of pro-inflammatory cytokines IFN-γ and TNF-α. During the cumulative experimental period (days 0-42), the mean body weight gain (BWG) and feed intake (FI) in the group supplemented with a multi-strain probiotic were statistically significantly lower than the control group. Discussion: It may be concluded that the combined in ovo use of a multi-strain probiotic and Zn-Gly chelate modulates the immune response, helps maintain the balance between the synthesis of Th1 and Th2 cytokines, inhibits inflammatory processes, and stimulates immune system development.

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acute-phase proteinschelated zinccytokinesimmunoglobulinsin ovomulti-strain probiotic

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