TY - JOUR
T1 - Barley β-glucan in poultry diets
AU - Jacob, Jacqueline P.
AU - Pescatore, Anthony J.
PY - 2014/2
Y1 - 2014/2
N2 - There has been an increased interest in the use of immunomodulators as substitutes for antibiotics in food animal production. Beta-glucans from yeast and fungi may be ideal substitutes because of their positive effects on the avian immune system without adversely affecting poultry performance. Barley β-glucans, however, have not shown this potential due to the adverse effects dietary inclusion of barley has on poultry performance.
AB - There has been an increased interest in the use of immunomodulators as substitutes for antibiotics in food animal production. Beta-glucans from yeast and fungi may be ideal substitutes because of their positive effects on the avian immune system without adversely affecting poultry performance. Barley β-glucans, however, have not shown this potential due to the adverse effects dietary inclusion of barley has on poultry performance.
KW - Barley
KW - Poultry
KW - β-glucans
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U2 - 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2014.01.02
DO - 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2014.01.02
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85015480661
VL - 2
IS - 2
M1 - 20
ER -