Importance of Gut Microflora In Poultry
Abstract
The development and composition of the gut microflora in poultry involves several
complex mechanisms and are both dependant on many factors, ranging from the age of the
birds to dietary ingredients as well as the environment in which the birds are reared. The
physiological contribution of gut microflora in poultry nutrition include improvement in
digestion through secretion of microbial enzymes, vitamin synthesis, detoxification of some
anti-nutritional factors, competitive exclusion of pathogens, development of immune system
and intestinal homeostasis. Recently it has been established that gut microflora also play role
in the expression of gut gene.
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Keywords
Veterinary Science, Poultry Science