Modulation of chicken gut microbiota for enhanced productivity and health: A review

Vet World Vol.17 May-2024 Article - 16

Review Article

Veterinary World, 17(5): 1073-1083

https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2024.1073-1083

Himmatul Khasanah^1,2, Dwi E. Kusbianto³, Listya Purnamasari^1,4, Joseph F. dela Cruz⁵, Desy C. Widianingrum^1,2, and Seong Gu Hwang⁴

1. Study Program of Animal Husbandry University of Jember, Jember 68121, Indonesia.
2. Applied Molecular and Microbial Biotechnology (AM2B) Research Group, University of Jember, Jawa Timur, 68121, Indonesia.
3. Study Program of Agricultural Science, University of Jember, Jember 68121, Indonesia.
4. School of Animal Life Convergence Science, Hankyong National University, Anseong 17579, Republic of Korea.
5. Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Los Baños-4031, Philippines.

Microbiota in the digestive tract has become an interesting topic for researchers in recent years. The profile of chicken digestive tract microbiota and its relationship with health and production efficiency have become basic data for modulating the diversity and abundance of the digestive tract microbiota. This article reviews the techniques used to analyze the diversity, role, and function of the gastrointestinal microbiota and the mechanisms by which they are modulated. The gut microbiota plays an important role in animal production, especially during feed digestion and animal health, because it interacts with the host against pathogens. Feed modulation can be a strategy to modulate gut composition and diversity to increase production efficiency by improving growth conditions.

Keywords: feed additive, metagenome, phytogenic, poultry production, prebiotic, probiotic.

How to cite this article: Khasanah H, Kusbianto DE, Purnamasari L, dela Cruz JF, Widianingrum DC, and Hwang SG (2024) Modulation of chicken gut microbiota for enhanced productivity and health: A review, Veterinary World, 17(5): 1073–1083.

Received: 2024-01-11 Accepted: 2024-04-22 Published online: 2024-05-15

Corresponding author: Desy C. Widianingrum E-mail: dsycahya312@unej.ac.id

DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2024.1073-1083

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