Journal article
Regulatory T Cell Modulation by Lactobacillus rhamnosus Improves Feather Damage in Chickens
Abstract
It is currently unclear whether potential probiotics such as lactic acid bacteria could affect behavioral problems in birds. To this end, we assessed whether a supplementation of Lactobacillus rhamnosus JB-1 can reduce stress-induced severe feather pecking (SFP), feather damage and fearfulness in adult birds kept for egg laying. In parallel, we assessed SFP genotypic and phenotypic-related immune responses and aromatic amino acid status linked …
Authors
Mindus C; van Staaveren N; Fuchs D; Gostner JM; Kjaer JB; Kunze W; Mian MF; Shoveller AK; Forsythe P; Harlander-Matauschek A
Journal
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol. 9, ,
Publisher
Frontiers
DOI
10.3389/fvets.2022.855261
ISSN
2297-1769