title: Therapeutic supplementation of caprylic acid in feed reduces Campylobacter jejuni colonization in broiler chicks.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Poultry Science Department, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, USA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Solis de los Santos
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Donoghue
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Venkitanarayanan
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Reyes-Herrera
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Metcalf
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Dirain
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Aguiar
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Blore
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Donoghue
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D002210:Caprylates; D005503:Food Additives; C031492:octanoic acid