Poultry Diseases Influenced by Gastrointestinal Health: Traditional Treatments and Innovative Solutions

Poultry Diseases Influenced by Gastrointestinal Health......Page 2
Copyright
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Table of Contents......Page 4
Section I: Basic introduction to the anatomy and physiology of the digestive system......Page 10
Basic Introduction to the Anatomy of the Digestive System......Page 12
Intestine
......Page 18
Small Intestine
......Page 21
Factors that Modify the Intestinal Microflora
......Page 22
Section II: Immune functions of the 
gastrointestinal tract......Page 26
Primary Lymphoid Tissue......Page 28
Secondary Lymphoid Tissue Anatomically Connected to the Gastrointestinal Tract......Page 30
Intestinal Epithelium and Associated Immune Cells......Page 32
References......Page 33
Section III: Modulating the gastrointestinal ecosystem Available Tools......Page 34
Antibiotics......Page 36
References......Page 37
Proposed Mechanisms
......Page 38
Probiotic Screening
......Page 40
Sporulated vs. Non-sporulated Probiotics
......Page 41
Defining the Perfect Probiotic for Poultry
......Page 42
References......Page 43
Prebiotics......Page 45
References......Page 46
Acidifiers......Page 48
References......Page 49
Mode of Action
......Page 51
Diversity of Essential Oils
......Page 53
References......Page 54
References......Page 58
Section IV: Diseases in poultry directly influenced  by gut health......Page 60
Crop Mycosis (Candidiasis)......Page 62
References......Page 63
Necrotic Enteritis......Page 65
References......Page 69
E. acervulina
......Page 71
E. maxima......Page 72
E. adenoeides......Page 73
E. meleagrimitis......Page 74
References......Page 80
Salmonellosis......Page 82
References......Page 86
Histomoniasis......Page 88
References......Page 90
Section V: Non-Specific Enteritis in Poultry......Page 92
Malabsorption Syndrome......Page 94
References......Page 96
Dysbiosis......Page 98
References......Page 103
Mycotoxins affect the intestinal mucosa
......Page 104
Pathogen colonization is enhanced by mycotoxins
......Page 105
Mycotoxins altert intestinal motility
......Page 106
Bacteria are affected by mycotoxins
......Page 107
Managing mycotoxins
......Page 108
References......Page 109
Section VI: Diseases in poultry indirectly 
influenced by gut health......Page 112
Ascites......Page 114
References......Page 119
Gangrenous Dermatitis (Necrotic Dermatitis)......Page 121
References......Page 123
Skeletal Defects and Leg Problems: a probable Link to Gut Health......Page 125
References......Page 128
Section VII: Diseases in humans caused by bacterial infections vectored by poultry......Page 130
Poultry as a Vector for Campylobacteriosis......Page 132
References......Page 134
Poultry as a Vector for Human Salmonellosis......Page 136
References......Page 137
Relation between Listeria in Processing Plants and Poultry
......Page 138
Infection in Poultry
......Page 139
References......Page 140
CONCLUSIONS......Page 142
Index......Page 144
Acknowledgements......Page 149