Low-Concentration Hypochlorous Acid Drinking Water Alleviates Broiler Gut Microbial Load While Preserving Overall Growth Performance
Hypochlorous acid has been attempted as an additive to animal drinking water in practical animal farming processes for water microbial quality control. Despite its potential, there is still a knowledge gap concerning the effects of hypochlorous acid on both poultry growth performance and gut microbi...
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| author | Zonggang Li Chang Liu Dongyan Shao Chune Tan Yingqi Cao Senzhong Deng Teng Teeh Lim Fei Xu |
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| description | Hypochlorous acid has been attempted as an additive to animal drinking water in practical animal farming processes for water microbial quality control. Despite its potential, there is still a knowledge gap concerning the effects of hypochlorous acid on both poultry growth performance and gut microbial load. To address this gap, an animal study was conducted using flow cytometry to quantify the age-related microbial load in broiler manure and gut contents. We observed that the effect on growth performance was sustained only during the starter phase, with no significant impact throughout the entire production cycle. The treatment could reduce the microbial load of both fresh broiler manure and cecal contents. Despite this convergence in the duodenum, significant differences in microbial loads between the control and treatment groups persisted in the manure and cecal contents throughout the later stages. Our findings demonstrate that consuming low-concentration hypochlorous acid water over the long term can lower the microbial load in the broiler gut throughout the entire growth cycle without impacting overall growth performance. Future research on drinking or feed additives should incorporate microbial absolute quantification methods to achieve a more precise assessment of microbiota. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1790fd96907043f9b6c181733364ffc22025-01-24T13:51:03ZengMDPI AGToxics2305-63042025-01-011314810.3390/toxics13010048Low-Concentration Hypochlorous Acid Drinking Water Alleviates Broiler Gut Microbial Load While Preserving Overall Growth PerformanceZonggang Li0Chang Liu1Dongyan Shao2Chune Tan3Yingqi Cao4Senzhong Deng5Teng Teeh Lim6Fei Xu7Beijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal-Derived Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, ChinaKey Laboratory of Agricultural Engineering in Structure and Environment, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing 100083, ChinaBeijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal-Derived Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, ChinaBeijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal-Derived Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, ChinaBeijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal-Derived Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, ChinaKey Laboratory of Agricultural Engineering in Structure and Environment, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing 100083, ChinaDivision of Plant Science and Technology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USAKey Laboratory of Feed Biotechnology, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing 100081, ChinaHypochlorous acid has been attempted as an additive to animal drinking water in practical animal farming processes for water microbial quality control. Despite its potential, there is still a knowledge gap concerning the effects of hypochlorous acid on both poultry growth performance and gut microbial load. To address this gap, an animal study was conducted using flow cytometry to quantify the age-related microbial load in broiler manure and gut contents. We observed that the effect on growth performance was sustained only during the starter phase, with no significant impact throughout the entire production cycle. The treatment could reduce the microbial load of both fresh broiler manure and cecal contents. Despite this convergence in the duodenum, significant differences in microbial loads between the control and treatment groups persisted in the manure and cecal contents throughout the later stages. Our findings demonstrate that consuming low-concentration hypochlorous acid water over the long term can lower the microbial load in the broiler gut throughout the entire growth cycle without impacting overall growth performance. Future research on drinking or feed additives should incorporate microbial absolute quantification methods to achieve a more precise assessment of microbiota.https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/13/1/48drinking water qualitymicrobial quantitydrinking water additivesbroiler gutgrowth performance |
| spellingShingle | Zonggang Li Chang Liu Dongyan Shao Chune Tan Yingqi Cao Senzhong Deng Teng Teeh Lim Fei Xu Low-Concentration Hypochlorous Acid Drinking Water Alleviates Broiler Gut Microbial Load While Preserving Overall Growth Performance Toxics drinking water quality microbial quantity drinking water additives broiler gut growth performance |
| title | Low-Concentration Hypochlorous Acid Drinking Water Alleviates Broiler Gut Microbial Load While Preserving Overall Growth Performance |
| title_full | Low-Concentration Hypochlorous Acid Drinking Water Alleviates Broiler Gut Microbial Load While Preserving Overall Growth Performance |
| title_fullStr | Low-Concentration Hypochlorous Acid Drinking Water Alleviates Broiler Gut Microbial Load While Preserving Overall Growth Performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Low-Concentration Hypochlorous Acid Drinking Water Alleviates Broiler Gut Microbial Load While Preserving Overall Growth Performance |
| title_short | Low-Concentration Hypochlorous Acid Drinking Water Alleviates Broiler Gut Microbial Load While Preserving Overall Growth Performance |
| title_sort | low concentration hypochlorous acid drinking water alleviates broiler gut microbial load while preserving overall growth performance |
| topic | drinking water quality microbial quantity drinking water additives broiler gut growth performance |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/13/1/48 |
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