Berberine-mediated chicken gut microbiota modulation. Gallus gallus breed:Ross 308

Intestinal inflammation and dysbiosis are a growing problem notably in the broiler industry after removal of antibiotics from animal feed, and berberine, with anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial activity, presents a great potential as feed-additive to prevent and counteract these challenges. Whether gut microbiota modulation can contribute to the gut health promoting effects of berberine is not yet fully clear. This project characterizes the berberine-mediated changes of the jejunal, ileal, caecal and colonic microbiota in broiler chickens.