@article {10.3844/ajisp.2017.45.49,
article_type = {journal},
title = {Glucans and the Poultry Immune System},
author = {Jacob, Jacqueline and Pescatore, Anthony},
volume = {13},
year = {2017},
month = {Apr},
pages = {45-49},
doi = {10.3844/ajisp.2017.45.49},
url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajisp.2017.45.49},
abstract = {With the reduced availability of antibiotics, poultry producers are looking for feed additives to stimulate the immune system of their birds. Some beta-glucans have been shown to improve gut health in poultry subjected to a bacterial challenge, to increase the flow of new immunocytes into the various lymphoid organs, to increase macrophage function, to increase antibody titers after a vaccination and to function as an anti-inflammatory immunomodulator. As a result, beta-glucans may provide a tool for producers trying to reduce or eliminate the use of antibiotics in poultry diets.},
journal = {American Journal of Immunology},
publisher = {Science Publications}
}