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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2022

Administration of a Multi-Genus Synbiotic to Broilers: Effects on Gut Health, Microbial Composition and Performance.

Zoi Prentza, Francesco Castellone, Matteo Legnardi, Birgit Antlinger, Maia Segura-Wang, Giorgos Kefalas, Nikolaos Papaioannou, Ioanna Stylianaki, Vasileios G Papatsiros, Giovanni Franzo and 2 more

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Zoi PrentzaDepartment of Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-4839-8332
Francesco CastelloneDSM Nutritional Product UK, Heanor Gate Industrial Estate, Heanor DE75 7QZ, UK.
Matteo LegnardiDepartment of Animal Medicine, Production and Health (MAPS), University of Padua, 35020 Legnaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2882-3343
Birgit AntlingerDSM-BIOMIN Research Center, Technopark 1, 3430 Tulln, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-3240-067X
Maia Segura-WangDSM-BIOMIN Research Center, Technopark 1, 3430 Tulln, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-2424-618X
Giorgos KefalasNUEVO S.A., 32009 Schimatari, Greece.
Nikolaos PapaioannouDepartment of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Ioanna StylianakiDepartment of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Vasileios G PapatsirosClinic of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-4955-0460
Giovanni FranzoDepartment of Animal Medicine, Production and Health (MAPS), University of Padua, 35020 Legnaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2991-217X
Mattia CecchinatoDepartment of Animal Medicine, Production and Health (MAPS), University of Padua, 35020 Legnaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2269-7879
Konstantinos KoutoulisDepartment of Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-0240-4194
University of Padua · ITUniversity of Thessaly · GRAristotle University of Thessaloniki · GR

Funding

Biomin 31-10-2017/5397.01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, the applicability of prebiotics, probiotics and their mixtures, defined as synbiotics, in poultry production has received considerable attention. Following the increasing regulation of antibiotic use, these nutraceuticals are seen as an alternative way to sustain production efficiency and resistance to pathogens and stressors by modulating birds' gut health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the benefits provided under field conditions by administering the multi-species synbiotic PoultryStar

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broilersgut healthhistopathologymicrobiotasynbiotic

Identifiers

PMID36611722
PMCPMC9817898
OpenAlexW4313414645

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