Assessing the Impact of Flavophospholipol and Virginiamycin Supplementation on the Broiler Microbiota: a Prospective Controlled Intervention Study
Mohamed Mysara,
Matilda Berkell,
Basil Britto Xavier,
Sarah De Backer,
Christine Lammens,
Veerle Hautekiet,
Spas Petkov,
Herman Goossens,
Samir Kumar-Singh,
Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar
Affiliations
Mohamed Mysara
Lab of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Lab of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Lab of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Sarah De Backer
Lab of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Christine Lammens
Lab of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Veerle Hautekiet
Huvepharma, Antwerp, Belgium
Spas Petkov
Huvepharma, Sofia, Bulgaria
Herman Goossens
Lab of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Samir Kumar-Singh
Lab of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Lab of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) are commonly used within poultry farming to increase muscle growth. Microbial composition in the gut is known to be influenced by AGP use although exact AGP-induced changes remain unclear.
