Lactobacillus acidophilus UALa01 and Improved Intestinal Barrier Function

• Effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus on the growth performance, immune response, and intestinal barrier function of broiler chickens challenged with Escherichia coli O157

  • 2021-09
  • RCT · n = 360
  • Poultry Science 100(9)
  • • Zhengke Wu
    • Kexin Yang
    • A. Zhang
    • Wenhuan Chang
    • A. Zheng
    • Zhi-Min Chen
    • Huiyi Cai
    • Guohua Liu

  • PubMed: 34280647
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101323

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  • Improved Intestinal Barrier Function

  • Low evidence
  • Rigorous Journal
  • Animal Study

  Dietary supplementation with L. acidophilus can improve the growth performance, intestinal health, and survival of broilers challenged with E. coli.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes