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 ac...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2008-07, Vol.74 (14), p.4564-4566
Hauptverfasser: Solis de los Santos, F, Donoghue, A.M, Venkitanarayanan, K, Reyes-Herrera, I, Metcalf, J.H, Dirain, M.L, Aguiar, V.F, Blore, P.J, Donoghue, D.J
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:0099-2240
1098-5336
1098-6596
DOI:10.1128/AEM.02528-07