Vincent Jacquier

I. INTRODUCTIONSince the ban on using antibiotics (AGP) as growth promoters in the EU in 2006, gut health has become a growing concern. As described by Conway in 1994, the gut health concept is based on three components: the diet, the microbiota, and the gut mucosa. All three components interact to maintain a dynamic equilibrium that ensures proper functioning of the digestive system without patho ...

Footpad dermatitis (FPD) is considered an animal welfare issue. Wet and sticky litter are major causes of FPD (Taira et al., 2014). Our previous study showed that a well selected probiotic strain Bacillus subtilis 29784 can improve broiler performance by modulating intestinal microbiota and intestinal inflammatory status (Ghane et al., 2017; Jacquier et al., 2016). We hypothesize that the previous ...

I. INTRODUCTION Coccidiosis is caused by Apicomplexa protozoa of the family Eimeriidae. In poultry, most species responsible for coccidiosis belong to the genus Eimeria, which infect various sites in the intestine. Coccidiosis is recognized as one of the most common and economically important diseases in broilers, with an estimated $16,7 billion in losses globally per year. The average cost of coc ...