Jeferson Lourenco

Author details:1 Department of Poultry Science, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 3060, USA; 2 Toxicology and Mycotoxin Research Unit, US National Poultry Research Center, Athens, GA 30605, USA; 3 Department of Animal and Dairy Science, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.1. IntroductionC. jejuni is the leading cause of gastrointestinal disease in the United States [1,2]. The fina ...

Fusarium toxins are one of the most common contaminants in poultry diets. Co-occurrence of fumonisins (FUM) and deoxynivalenol (DON), even at a subclinical dose, negatively affects the production performance and intestinal integrity in broiler chickens. Loss of gut integrity can be expected to alter the intestinal microbiota composition. This study evaluated the effects of subclinical doses of com ...

INTRODUCTION Antibiotics have given significant contributions to the human food production chain during their almost 80 years of use. Such contributions include a reduced incidence of bacterial disease, improved animal health status, and an overall enhancement in production efficiency (1, 2). However, due to concerns of antimicrobial resistance and its consequences to human health, the entire food ...