Avian Gut Function in Health and Disease (Poultry Sci. Symposium Series, Volume. 28)

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Avian Gut Function in Health and Disease derived from the 28th Poultry Science Symposium of the World's Poultry Science Association (United Kingdom), this book focuses on the current interest of the phasing out of antibiotic use in poultry and covers in-depth interactions between the bird, its diet and potential pathogens. It also demonstrates
the understanding of the gut health in the 21st century of commercial poultry and flocks and the ultimate safety of poultry product in the human food chain. 

CONTENTS:

CONTRIBUTOR-Six

PREFACE-xiii

PART I Introduction-1

CHAPTER 1

History and Current Use of Feed Additives in the European-3

Union: Legislative and Practical Aspects

R.A.H.M. ten Doeschate and H. Raine

CHAPTER 2

Poultry Nutrition without Pronutrient Antibiotics-13

G.D. Rosen

PART II Gastrointestinal structure and functional development-27

CHAPTER 3

Early Development of Small Intestinal Function-29

Z. Uni

CHAPTER 4

Absorptive Function of the Small Intestine: Adaptations

Meeting Demand-43

M.A. Mitchell and M. Moretó

CHAPTER 5

Epithelial Structure and Function in the Hen Lower Intestine-65

G. Laverty, V.S. Elbrønd, S.S. Árnason and E. Skadhauge

CHAPTER 6

Immunological Development of the Avian Gut-85

R.K. Beal, C. Powers, T.F. Davison and A.L. Smith

PART IIIGastrointestinal flora-105

CHAPTER 7

Molecular Approaches to the Analysis of Gastrointestinal

Microbial Ecosystems-107

H.J. Flint, E.C.M. Leitch, S.H. Duncan, A.W. Walker, A.J. Patterson,

M.T. Rincon, K.P. Scott and P. Louis

CHAPTER 8

Microbes of the Chicken Gastrointestinal Tract-124

J. Apajalahti and A. Kettunen

CHAPTER 9

Mechanisms of Pathogen Control in the Avian Gastrointestinal Tract-138

A.M. Donoghue, M.B. Farnell, K. Cole and D.J. Donoghue

PART IVNutritional effects-157

CHAPTER 10

Effect of Non-starch Polysaccharidases on Avian Gastrointestinal Function-159

M.R. Bedford

CHAPTER 11

Effects of Amino Acid and Protein Supply on Nutrition and Health-171

M.T. Kidd and A. Corzo

CHAPTER 12

The Role of Feed Processing on Gastrointestinal Function

and Health in Poultry-183

B. Svihus

CHAPTER 13

Wet Litter: its Causes and Prevention and the Role of Nutrition-195

S.R. Collett

CHAPTER 14

Micronutrient Supply: Influence on Gut Health and Immunity-210

K.C. Klasing

PART VPathology-225

CHAPTER 15

Virally Induced Gastrointestinal Diseases of Chickens and Turkeys-227

J.S. Guy

CHAPTER 16

The Gastrointestinal Tract as a Port of Entry for Bacterial

Infections in Poultry-244

J.P. Christensen, M.S. Chadfield, J.E. Olsen and M. Bisgaard

CHAPTER 17

Parasite Genetics, Protection and Antigen Identification-259

D.P. Blake, M.W. Shirley and A.L. Smith

PART VIImmunological and pathogen control-273

CHAPTER 18

Developments and Pitfalls of Feed Acidification in Controlling

Gut Pathogens in Poultry, with Emphasis on Salmonella-275

F. van Immerseel, I. Gantois, L. Bohez, L. Timbermont,

F. Boyen, I. Hautefort, J.C.D. Hinton, F. Pasmans,

F. Haesebrouck and R. Ducatelle

CHAPTER 19

Competitive Exclusion in Poultry Production-294

C. Schneitz

CHAPTER 20

Campylobacters and their Bacteriophage in Poultry-311

P.L. Connerton and I.F. Connerton

CHAPTER 21

Breeding for Disease Resistance-322

S.C. Bishop

PART VIIMonitoring and practical experience-339

CHAPTER 22

The EU Perspective on the Monitoring of Zoonoses and

Zoonotic Agents-341

S. Idei

CHAPTER 23

Gut Problems: the Field Experience and What it Means to the Poultry Farmer-350

S.A. Lister

Poster abstracts-361

Index-409

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