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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Feed supplementation with biochar may reduce poultry pathogens, including Campylobacter hepaticus, the causative agent of Spotty Liver Disease |
Author: | Willson, N.L. Van, T.T.H. Bhattarai, S.P. Courtice, J.M. McIntyre, J.R. Prasai, T.P. Moore, R.J. Walsh, K. Stanley, D. |
Citation: | PLoS One, 2019; 14(4):e0214471-1-e0214471-16 |
Publisher: | Public Library of Science [PLoS] |
Issue Date: | 2019 |
ISSN: | 1932-6203 1932-6203 |
Editor: | Venkitanarayanan, K. |
Statement of Responsibility: | Nicky-Lee Willson, Thi T.H. Van, Surya P. Bhattarai, Jodi M. Courtice, Joshua R. McIntyre, Tanka P. Prasai, Robert J. Moore, Kerry Walsh, Dragana Stanley |
Abstract: | Increased global regulation and restrictions on the non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in the poultry industry means that there is a need to identify alternatives that prevent infection while still conveying the growth and performance benefits afforded by their use. Biochars are produced by the incomplete pyrolysis of organic materials, with reports of use as a feed supplement and activity against pathogenic bacteria. In the current study the dose-dependent effects of biochar dietary inclusion in layer diets at 1%, 2% and 4% w/w were investigated to determine a) the efficacy of biochar as an anti-pathogenic additive on the intestinal microbiota and b) the optimal inclusion level. Biochar inclusion for anti-pathogenic effects was found to be most beneficial at 2% w/w. Poultry pathogens such as Gallibacterium anatis and campylobacters, including Campylobacter hepaticus, were found to be significantly lower in biochar fed birds. A shift in microbiota was also associated with the incorporation of 2% w/w biochar in the feed in two large scale trials on two commercial layer farms. Biochar inclusion for anti-pathogenic effects was found to be most beneficial at 2% w/w. Differential effects of the timing of biochar administration (supplementation beginning at hatch or at point of lay) were also evident, with greater impact on community microbial structure at 48 weeks of age when birds were fed from hatch rather than supplemented at point of lay. |
Keywords: | Chickens; microbiota |
Rights: | © 2019 Willson et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0214471 |
Grant ID: | ARC |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214471 |
Appears in Collections: | Animal and Veterinary Sciences publications Aurora harvest 4 |
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