| dc.description.abstract | The main pathogens associated with poultry farming and production are
various serotypes of Salmonella enterica, Escherichia coli, and Campylobacter
jejuni. These enteric pathogens are the most common causes of diarrhea in the
poultry flock in Indonesia. Their spread is due to poor sanitation and drainage as
well as improper litter management, which all lead to bacterial infection in birds.
Antibiotics have previously been used for many decades by veterinarians and
poultry farmers before they were banned in many countries due to concerns with
increased antibiotic resistance in pathogens and antibiotic contamination in food. In
the search for an alternative to antibiotics in poultry feed, the addition of probiotics
is proposed. Among all the probiotics utilized in poultry production, lactic acid
bacteria (LAB) are the most commonly used. The addition of LAB replaces enteric
pathogens by means of competitive exclusion in the poultry intestinal tract, thereby
increasing the intestinal health of poultry. This chapter discusses the increased
growth and performance of poultry due to the application of native LAB | en_US |
