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ReviewMicroorganisms2025

Postbiotics: An Alternative for Improving Health and Performance of Poultry Production.

Fabricia Roque, Mário Henrique Scapin Lopes, Paulo Raffi, Ricardo Oliveira, Márcio Caparroz, Giovana Longhini, Carlos Granghelli, Douglas Faria, Lúcio Araujo, Cristiane Araujo

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Review in Microorganisms, 2025. 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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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.

  1. Environmental Benefits of Yeast PostbioticAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026
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  4. Dietary heat-killedVeterinary and animal science · 2026
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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

10 authors.

Fabricia RoqueDepartment of Animal Sciences, School of Animal Science and Food Engineering, University of Sao Paulo, Pirassununga 13635-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6437-5149
Mário Henrique Scapin LopesDepartment of Animal Sciences, School of Animal Science and Food Engineering, University of Sao Paulo, Pirassununga 13635-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-7929-5312
Paulo RaffiBender & Raffi Veterinary Services LTDA, São Paulo 15085-020, Brazil.
Ricardo OliveiraQuiron Communication, São Paulo 02020-070, Brazil.
Márcio CaparrozAgri BR-Agribusiness Strategy Consulting Services, São Paulo 17582-166, Brazil.
Giovana LonghiniDepartment of Animal Sciences, School of Animal Science and Food Engineering, University of Sao Paulo, Pirassununga 13635-900, Brazil.
Carlos GranghelliDepartment of Animal Sciences, School of Animal Science and Food Engineering, University of Sao Paulo, Pirassununga 13635-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6007-7227
Douglas FariaDepartment of Animal Sciences, School of Animal Science and Food Engineering, University of Sao Paulo, Pirassununga 13635-900, Brazil.
Lúcio AraujoDepartment of Animal Sciences, School of Animal Science and Food Engineering, University of Sao Paulo, Pirassununga 13635-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1648-5949
Cristiane AraujoDepartment of Nutrition and Animal Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Sao Paulo, Pirassununga 13635-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4921-8700

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gastrointestinal tract has the largest surface area of the body and if it is subjected to continuous stress, it will activate the immune system. The intestinal barrier, the immune system, and the microbiota together form a line of defense against infection in order to maintain a healthy balance between the host and the microbiota. Nutritional strategies such as feed additives can be applied to maintain homeostasis in the gastrointestinal tract. When this equilibrium is disrupted, metabolic dysfunctions can occur. Postbiotics-the metabolic and/or structural compounds of microorganisms-can stimulate anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, immunomodulatory, and enzymatic effects, providing a safe alternative to establishing intestinal eubiosis. In addition, postbiotics can be used as an alternative to antibiotics in broiler diets by maintaining productive performance under challenging conditions. This review provides an overview of the postbiotic concept, mechanism of action and production, the evidence for the action in the gastrointestinal tract, and applications in poultry production.

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antioxidantbroilereubiosisintestinal healthintestinal inflammationpostbiotics

Identifiers

PMID40731983
PMCPMC12299578

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