Synbiotic supplementation modulates humoral immunity and cecal microbiota in broiler chickens exposed to subclinical doses of fumonisins and deoxynivalenol
> 0.05). On d35, FUM + DON increased the ratio of relative abundances of Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes in the treatment groups, while synbiotic supplementation further increased the Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes ratio in the FUM + DON treatment group. In conclusion, dietary supplementation of synbiotics at 0.05% has supported mucosal immunity and altered cecal microbial composition and fermentation profiles in broilers exposed to subclinical FUM + DON, without affecting overall microbial diversity.
Authors
- T.J. Applegate (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2406-5058)
- Laharika Kappari
- Joseph Rishitha Dasireddy
- Revathi Shanmugasundaram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0546-6902)
- Ramesh K. Selvaraj
Institutions
- United States Department of Agriculture (US)
- University of Georgia (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Physiology
- Published
- 2026-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2026.1808482
- Primary Topic
- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Agricultural Research Service