Therapeutic supplementation of caprylic acid in feed reduces Campylobacter jejuni colonization in broiler chicks.
Poultry colonized with Campylobacter species are a significant source of human food-borne illness. The therapeutic use of the medium chain fatty acid caprylic acid consistently reduced enteric C. jejuni colonization in chicks by 3 to 4 logs in three separate trials. These results support caprylic acid's potential to reduce Campylobacter carriage in poultry.
Solis de los Santos
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Poultry Science Department, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, USA.
Donoghue
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AM
Venkitanarayanan
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K
Reyes-Herrera
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Metcalf
J H
JH
Dirain
M L
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Aguiar
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Blore
P J
PJ
Donoghue
D J
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D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000662:veterinary*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000187:drug effects*; D002210:Caprylates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002432:Cecum / Q000382:microbiology; D002645:Chickens; D005503:Food Additives / Q000494:pharmacology; D005516:Food Microbiology; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
D002210:Caprylates; D005503:Food Additives; C031492:octanoic acid