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

Providing a wealth of background knowledge on poultry anatomy, physiology, and immunology, this comprehensive reference explores poultry diseases that are directly related to or influenced by the gastrointestinal tract. Filled with useful images, this informative record discusses the impact of human pathogens harbored by poultry and offers alternatives to antibiotics in the treatment of intestinal disorders in poultry. Poultry Diseases Influenced by Gastrointestinal Health......Page 2 Copyright ......Page 3 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