Advances in Food Technology and Nutritional Sciences · Vol. 4, No. 2 · 2018 · pp. e4–e5 · e-ISSN 2377-8350

Xylanase Supplementation in Wheat-based Diets and the Influence on Necrotic Enteritis in Broilers: A Translational Model for Human Malnutrition

Beer Lesleigh, Butler Leasea, Gautier Alyson, Graham Danielle, Teague Kyle, Wilson Venus, Sami Dridi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17140/aftnsoj-4-e013 · Published 2018-10-16 · Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 · © 2018 The Author(s)

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Abstract

In the poultry industry, necrotic enteritis results in substantial production and economic losses each year. Outbreaks are more prevalent due to the removal of antibiotic growth promoters.1Clostridium perfringens, a commensal organism within the gastroin-testinal tract of poultry, is the primary bacterial etiology respon-sible for necrotic enteritis.

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