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Immunomodulatory efficacy of yeast cell products in poultry: a current review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2014

S. ŚWIĄTKIEWICZ ,
A. ARCZEWSKA-WŁOSEK  and
D. JÓZEFIAK
S. ŚWIĄTKIEWICZ*
Affiliation:
National Research Institute of Animal Production, Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, ul. Krakowska 1, 32-083 Balice, Poland
A. ARCZEWSKA-WŁOSEK
Affiliation:
National Research Institute of Animal Production, Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, ul. Krakowska 1, 32-083 Balice, Poland
D. JÓZEFIAK
Affiliation:
Poznań University of Life Sciences, Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Management, ul. Wołyńska 33, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
*
Corresponding author: sylwester.swiatkiewicz@izoo.krakow.pl
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Abstract

The changes in the immune function of birds obtained during decades of intensive selection are rather disadvantageous. Today's chickens and turkeys are more susceptible to different infectious and metabolic diseases and exhibit a high mortality rate. Subsequently in recent years there is growing interest in the use of feed additives with immunomodulatory properties in intensive poultry production. This article reviews and discusses the results of current studies on the effects of yeast cell products on the different mechanisms of the immune system in poultry. The majority of the experiments presented in this review indicate that the use of yeast derivatives may have a beneficial influence on the immune system and resistance to the colonisation of pathogenic microorganisms. However, the positive effect of yeast derivatives on the immune system is not always reflected in an improvement in production parameters, especially when the experiments are conducted on healthy (non-challenged) birds.

Keywords

poultrynutritional immunomodulationyeast cellmannanoligosaccharidesβ-glucaninnate responseacquired response
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Review Article
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 70 , Issue 1 , March 2014 , pp. 57 - 68
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Copyright © World's Poultry Science Association 2014 

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