Ultrastructural Changes in The Ileal Mucosa of Broilers Exposed to Necrotic Enteritis and Bacillus Amyloliquefaciens H57
Published on:
01/09/2022
Author/s :
S. SHINI 1, R.C. ALAND 2, P.J. DART 1, M.J. CALLAGHAN 3, R.E. SPEIGHT 4 and W.L. BRYDEN 1 / 1 School of Agriculture & Food Sciences, University of Queensland, Gatton QLD, Australia; 2 School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia QLD, Australia; 3 Ridley AgriProducts Pty Ltd, Toowong, Qld, Australia; 4 Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.
The villi of the intestinal mucosa are lined by a single layer of columnar cells, comprising enterocytes, goblet and enteroendocrine cells, and various types of immune cells, each with a distinct function. Chicken gut mucosa is exposed to an enormous number of feed antigens, and pathogenic bacteria that often impair the intestinal barrier function. Ultrastructural examination of enterocytes, their...