Antibiotic Cocktail Effects on Intestinal Microbial Community, Barrier Function, and Immune Function in Early Broiler Chickens

• Main Authors: Waseem Abbas (Author), Ruichen Bi (Author), Muhammad Dilshad Hussain (Author), Alia Tajdar (Author), Fangshen Guo (Author), Yuming Guo (Author), Zhong Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study investigated the effects of an antibiotic cocktail on intestinal microbial composition, mechanical barrier structure, and immune functions in early broilers. One-day-old healthy male broiler chicks were treated with a broad-spectrum antibiotic cocktail (ABX; neomycin, ampicillin, metronid...