@misc{10481/62043,
year = {2019},
month = {5},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/62043},
abstract = {Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most serious threats for human health in
the near future. Livestock has played an important role in the appearance of antibioticresistant
bacteria, intestinal dysbiosis in farming animals, or the spread of AMR among
pathogenic bacteria of human concern. The development of alternatives like probiotics is
focused on maintaining or improving production levels while diminishing these negative
effects of antibiotics. To this end, we supplied the potential probiotic Enterococcus
faecalis UGRA10 in the diet of laying hens at a final concentration of 108 Colony Forming
Units per gram (CFU/g) of fodder. Its effects have been analyzed by: (i) investigating the
response of the ileum and caecum microbiome; and (ii) analyzing the outcome on eggs
production. During the second half of the experimental period (40 to 76 days), hens
fed E. faecalis UGRA10 maintained egg production, while control animals dropped egg
production. Supplementation diet with E. faecalis UGRA10 significantly increased ileum
and caecum bacterial diversity (higher bacterial operational taxonomic unit richness and
Faith’s diversity index) of laying hens, with animals fed the same diet showing a higher
similarity in microbial composition. These results point out to the beneficial effects of
E. faecalis UGRA10 in egg production. Future experiments are necessary to unveil the
underlying mechanisms that mediate the positive response of animals to this treatment.},
organization = {This research was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science
and Innovation, Consejería de Economía, Innovación, Ciencia
y Empleo (Junta de Andalucía), the University of Granada-
CEI BioTic (Project No. P-BS-37), and the INTERCONECTA
program (Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness).
JP-S was funded by Junta de Andalucia (Proyectos de Excelencia
2011- RNM-8147).},
publisher = {Frontiers in Media},
keywords = {Bacterial community},
keywords = {Egg production},
keywords = {Enterococcus faecalis UGRA10},
keywords = {High-throughput sequencing},
keywords = {Laying hens},
title = {Egg Production in Poultry Farming Is Improved by Probiotic Bacteria},
doi = {10.3389/fmicb.2019.01042},
author = {Peralta-Sánchez, Juan Manuel and Martín Platero, Antonio Manuel and Ariza Romero, Juan José and Rabelo Ruiz, Miguel and Zurita González, María Jesús and Baños, Alberto and Rodríguez Ruano, Sonia and Maqueda Abreu, Mercedes and Valdivia Martínez, Dolores Eva and Martínez Bueno, Manuel},
}