Influencing intestinal microbiota development, milieu and morphology with the offer of fermented cereal to newly hatched chicks with the aim to improve resilience against Enterococcus cecorum inoculation. Fermented cereal to improve resilience of chickens against Enterococcus cecorum

Infectious diseases are considered as a major threat to the sustainable production of high-performingg animals, while improving disease resilience of farm animals will be crucial to scientifically tackle long term sustainability. The purpose of the present study was to influence in the first place intestinal microbiota development, intestinal morphology and milieu of broiler chickens via the offer of fermented cereals with the long-term goal to increase birds’ resilience against Enterococcus (E.) cecorum infection for a sustainable livestock production.