New issues and science in broiler chicken intestinal health: Emerging technology and alternative interventions

摘要: Abstract Intestinal health is important for maximizing the health, welfare, and performance of poultry. Traditionally, due to lack available technologies, our knowledge diversity microbial communities within chicken intestine had been oversimplified. Recent progress in technology suitable community analysis has evolved understanding. New molecular technologies allow a detailed physiological assessment, including quantification individual species their metabolites. One area research assessed shifts that occur response supplementation broiler diets with alternative products intended promote intestinal health. As result consumer awareness development antibiotic resistant organisms, there increasing social pressure use nonantibiotic including: prebiotics, probiotics, organic acids, essential oils, enzymes, volatile fatty among others. Molecular can be utilized help advance understanding mechanism action these by evaluating changes microbiome immune function following novel products. Advancing selection practical application industry necessary minimize public risks, maximize production absence antibiotics.