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{"title":"Towards sustainable management of cassava mosaic disease: The impact of awareness campaigns in Benin","authors":"Dèwanou Kant David Ahoya ,&nbsp;Jacob Afouda Yabi ,&nbsp;Jerome Anani Houngue ,&nbsp;Serge Sètondji Houédjissin ,&nbsp;Martine Zandjanakou-Tachin ,&nbsp;Ettien Antoine Adjei ,&nbsp;Eveline Marie Fulbert Windinmi Sawadogo-Compaore ,&nbsp;Justin Simon Pita ,&nbsp;Corneille Ahanhanzo","doi":"10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101827","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101827","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Transboundary diseases, such as cassava mosaic disease (CMD), represent a significant risk to food security and the livelihoods of millions of households in sub-Saharan Africa. To address this issue, awareness campaigns have been conducted targeting farmers and stakeholders within the cassava secor. The objective of this study is to quantify the impact of these awareness campaigns on the knowledge of CMD, the adoption of management practices, and the incidence of the disease in cassava fields. A random sample of 305 farmers and 77 cassava fields in Benin was selected for data collection. To account for potential selection bias associated with observable characteristics, we applied Propensity Score Matching (PSM). The results indicate that farmers who participated in the training demonstrated significantly higher levels of CMD knowledge and were more likely to adopt a greater number of management practices, which ultimately led to a reduction in the prevalence of the disease in their fields. However, CMD symptoms were still prevalent in the majority (61,04) of cassava farms, regardless of participation in the campaigns, due to the lack of healthy planting material and the abundance of whiteflies. These findings suggest that awareness campaigns can significantly improve farmers' knowledge and encourage behavioural changes in the identification and adoption of sustainable CMD management practices. It also shows the need to provide famers with healthy cuttings for more effective disease management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agriculture and Food Research","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 101827"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143748486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A comparative nutrient analysis of multiple Saskatchewan wild rice (Zizania palustris L.) populations and commercially available grains","authors":"Sunny Yang ,&nbsp;Asket Kaur ,&nbsp;Serena Page ,&nbsp;Yongfeng Ai ,&nbsp;Sahar Zamani ,&nbsp;Mark Smith ,&nbsp;Blaine Chartrand ,&nbsp;Pankaj Bhowmik ,&nbsp;Timothy F. Sharbel ,&nbsp;Albert Vandenberg ,&nbsp;Haixia Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101866","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101866","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Wild rice (<em>Zizania</em> spp.) is an aquatic grass grown in North America and East Asia. It is an ancient food source for Indigenous Peoples and is now commercially available as a specialty grain. Despite interest in its nutritional profile, a systematic investigation is lacking. In this work, a thorough analysis of the nutrient components in fresh and processed wild rice from northern Saskatchewan was conducted. This covered macronutrients (proteins, starch and lipids), micronutrients (vitamin Bs and minerals), phenolic compounds and their antioxidant potential. Compared to selected cultivated rice and wheat grains, wild rice has higher protein content (9.8–12.1 %), similar levels of starch (73.7–76.5 %), and lower amounts of lipid (around 1 %) with a significantly higher proportion of omega-3 fatty acids (50–57 %) than rice (33–40 %). Compared to wheat, wild rice has twice the level of total vitamin B (77.1–107.2 μg/g), and three times the concentration of soluble phenolic compounds (87.6–111.7 μg/g). Strong antioxidant potential was also observed in wild rice (2.6–4.9 mg/g, trolox equivalent). Wild rice is a good source of minerals including potassium (1963–3031 μg/g), sulfur (1385–1757 μg/g), phosphorous (2215–3667 μg/g), magnesium (662–969 μg/g), and calcium (73–110 μg/g). The results showed that wild rice is a nutrition rich grain well suited for a healthy diet.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agriculture and Food Research","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 101866"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143759636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"High-pressure processing of Porphyra sp.: A sustainable approach for enhanced protein and phycobiliprotein extraction and nutritional quality","authors":"Sukan Braspaiboon,&nbsp;Thunnop Laokuldilok","doi":"10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101868","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101868","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>High-pressure processing (HPP), a non-thermal technology, has gained attention in the food industry for its environmental sustainability and versatility in preservation and extraction. This study aimed to optimize HPP conditions to enhance the extraction of proteins and phycobiliproteins (PBP) from red algae (<em>Porphyra</em> sp.), highlighting their potential as sustainable bioresources. A Box-Behnken design was employed to optimize three key factors: pressure (100–600 MPa), time (10–30 min), and pH (4–10). The optimal conditions for maximizing nitrogen recovery and PBP content were 600 MPa, 28 min, and pH 7.8. Under these conditions, nitrogen recovery and PBP content reached 31 % and 1.57 g/100 g, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed that HPP-induced cell disruption led to significantly higher nitrogen recovery (31 %) compared to the alkaline method (27 %). The denaturation temperature of protein extracted using HPP was similar to that of untreated <em>Porphyra</em> sp. (151–154 °C) but significantly higher than that of alkaline-extracted protein (138 °C). Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis demonstrated that HPP reduced protein denaturation compared to the alkaline method, preserving the amide I (∼1650 cm⁻¹) and II (∼1550 cm⁻¹) peaks characteristic of <em>Porphyra</em> sp. Nutritionally, HPP improved protein digestibility, increased the essential amino acid content of threonine, and enhanced both the amino acid score and the protein digestibility-corrected amino acid score (PDCAAS). These findings suggest that HPP is a promising green technology for producing cost-effective alternative proteins with superior functional and nutritional properties. Moreover, it promotes the sustainable utilization of marine resources, aligning with both environmental and economic goals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agriculture and Food Research","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 101868"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143724443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Aflatoxin evaluation and integrated management strategies to minimize toxin contamination in maize and peanuts","authors":"Muthusamy Karthikeyan ,&nbsp;Shanmuga Priya Dhanabalan ,&nbsp;Bavish Shanmugavel ,&nbsp;Shajith Basha Jaffer ,&nbsp;Subbaiyan Marimuthu ,&nbsp;Krishnan Radhika ,&nbsp;Elakkiya Nagappan ,&nbsp;Iruthayasamy Johnson ,&nbsp;Sambasivam Periyannan","doi":"10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101809","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101809","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Commercial varieties of maize and peanuts are highly prone to <em>Aspergillus flavus</em> infection and aflatoxin contamination at pre and postharvest stages. In a screening of 600 samples each of maize and peanuts from Tamil Nadu, India, for the mycotoxin aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), 28 and 32.67 % of the maize and peanut samples tested positive, where 6 and 9.5 % of both pre and postharvest maize and peanut samples exceeded the minimum threshold level of 20 μg/kg. The highest level of AFB1 was recorded as 147.23 and 162.72 μg/kg in maize and peanut and in postharvest samples. Additionally, a high number of positive samples in postharvest and Rabi season crops indicates the influence of moisture on <em>A. flavus</em> proliferation and toxin production. Effective preharvest management practices include the integrated use of biocontrol agents such as <em>Trichoderma viride</em> and <em>Bacillus subtilis</em>, while postharvest measures involve drying of harvest produce (with moisture content below 9 %), treatment with <em>Andrographis paniculata</em> extracts and storage in jute bags. Further, our findings emphasize the integration of pre and postharvest management strategies to mitigate <em>A. flavus</em> infection and aflatoxin contamination in maize and peanuts, thereby ensuring food security for the growing human population.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agriculture and Food Research","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 101809"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143705516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Chicken meat hydrolysate improves acetaminophen-induced liver injury by alleviating oxidative stress via modulation in Keap1/Nrf2/HO-1 signaling in BALB/c mice","authors":"Vipul Wayal ,&nbsp;Zhuo-En Tsai ,&nbsp;Yu-Hsuan Lin ,&nbsp;Yi-Hsuan Lai ,&nbsp;Shulhn-Der Wang ,&nbsp;Chang-Chi Hsieh","doi":"10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101863","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101863","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Acetaminophen (APAP)-induced hepatotoxicity is a major cause of acute liver injury, primarily due to excessive oxidative stress and inflammation. Chicken meat hydrolysate (CMH) is recognized for their diverse bioactivities, including potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, making them potential candidates for hepatoprotection. This <em>in vivo</em> study investigates the hepatoprotective potential and underlying mechanisms of CMH against APAP-induced liver injury in BALB/c mice. Enzymatically hydrolyzed CMH was administered via oral gavage at low (50 mg/kg/day) and high (200 mg/kg/day) doses, carnosine (50 mg/kg/day) as a reference standard, for seven consecutive days. On the eighth day, all groups except the Naïve group received APAP (300 mg/kg, i. p.), and mice were sacrificed 24 h later for further evaluation. Our findings demonstrate that one-week pre-treatment with CMH effectively preserved liver morphology, reduced serum liver injury markers including aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and alkaline phosphatase, and mitigated histopathological alterations. Furthermore, it suppressed inflammatory proteins and cytokine expression, including C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, while downregulating hepatic 4-hydroxynonenal levels, a marker of lipid peroxidation. Mechanistically, CMH enhanced antioxidant defenses by activating Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1)/nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)/heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) pathway and preventing Keap1-mediated Nrf2 degradation. This resulted in increased levels of key antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase, as well as intracellular glutathione, promoting hepatic redox balance. Analysis of amino acids and their derivatives revealed high levels of anserine, taurine, and carnosine, supporting their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory roles. Collectively, our results highlight the hepatoprotective effects of CMH against APAP-induced liver injury, supporting its potential as a functional food ingredient for liver health and mitigating APAP-induced acute liver injury.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agriculture and Food Research","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 101863"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143724555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Influence of pear tree biochar on the growth and oxidative stress of Yunnanopilia longistaminea - A forest vegetable planted in copper-contaminated soil","authors":"Gang Deng ,&nbsp;Chigui Xiao ,&nbsp;Shirui Tan ,&nbsp;Jiangshan Xie ,&nbsp;Zhiyuan Liu ,&nbsp;Likai Xu ,&nbsp;Liu Yang ,&nbsp;Muzammal Rehman ,&nbsp;Shah Fahad ,&nbsp;Shikang Shen","doi":"10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101864","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101864","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Biochar, an environmentally sustainable material, has been extensively used for the remediation of degraded soils. <em>Yunnanopilia longistaminea</em> is an edible plant and a valuable germplasm resource with significant economic importance in China. This study explored the potential of adding pear tree twigs biochar (PTB) to copper (Cu) contaminated soils, examining its effects on the growth and oxidative stress of <em>Yunnanopilia longistaminea</em>, as well as on soil health. A glasshouse study was conducted to find the efficacy of PTB at 0 %, 1 %, 3 %, and 5 % w/w on <em>Y. longistaminea</em> seedlings growth, oxidative stress, Cu uptake and post-harvest soil characteristics. The addition of PTB to the soil significantly improved seedling growth, as evidenced by increased fresh biomass, plant height, and SPAD readings, while also reducing the available Cu content in the soil. Chlorophyll in leaves was significantly high at 3 % w/w PTB rate, compared with the control. Moreover, 3 % PTB addition resulted in a significant reduction in oxidative stress and increase in soluble sugars and proteins. Furthermore, a prominent decline was detected in <em>Y. longistaminea</em> root, leaf, and stem Cu contents. Thus, PTB showed positive results for Cu immobilization in contaminated soil by improving soil electrical conductivity and reducing Cu uptake in <em>Y. longistaminea</em> seedlings. A negative correlation was observed between plant biomass and available Cu in soil. Our results highlight the significance of <em>Y. longistaminea</em> plantation using PTB in Cu contaminated soils.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agriculture and Food Research","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 101864"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143748487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ethnotraditional uses and potential industrial and nutritional applications of secondary metabolites of genus Jatropha L. (Euphorbiaceae): A review","authors":"Ismat Majeed ,&nbsp;Komal Rizwan ,&nbsp;Fatema R. Saber ,&nbsp;Shahid Munir ,&nbsp;Anton Soria-Lopez ,&nbsp;Paz Otero","doi":"10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101861","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101861","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The genus <em>Jatropha</em> belongs to family <em>Euphorbiaceae</em> and it is comprised of more than 200 species located in the tropics and subtropics of Asia, Africa and America. Traditionally, this genus is used to treat different diseases including rheumatism, diabetes, urethritis, headache, eczema and hemorrhoids. Each species of <em>Jatropha</em> is cultivated in a part of the world and most of the works have studied their bioactivities and uses individually. In this review, we collected and organized the available information of isolated compounds from different species of the genus <em>Jatropha</em> covering literature from 1969 to 2024<em>.</em> In total, 315 phytoconstituents were classified to 9 main classes including lignans, neolignans, sesquineolignans, coumarin and coumarinolignoids (class 1), diterpenoids and related compounds (2), alkaloids (3), flavonoids (4), triterpenoids and sesquiterpenoids (5), cyclic peptides (6), phytosterols and steroids (7), phenolics and esters (8) and miscellaneous compounds (9). This is a useful information to link their composition to their observed pharmacological activities. Moreover, the use of the edible seed of <em>J. curcas</em> was recently authorized as a novel food ingredient for the EU market according to EFSA, opening the door for new applications in the food industry of this medicinal plant. Therefore, it is important to collect information of <em>Jatropha</em> genus about its nutritional composition and its uses in modern medicine to better exploit these bioactive plants in food and nutraceutical applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agriculture and Food Research","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 101861"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143714132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Does quality matter? Examining the influence of product quality and source on Japanese beef imports","authors":"Christina G. Slater ,&nbsp;Andrew Muhammad ,&nbsp;Karen L. DeLong","doi":"10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101857","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101857","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Product quality is essential, as it influences consumer preferences and, hence, affects imports. In this study, we employed a demand system framework to estimate source-differentiated beef demand in Japan. Additionally, we evaluated whether the quality attributes of chilled versus frozen beef were significant in explaining trade flows. Using quarterly trade data, we estimated Japanese beef demand by exporting source (e.g., Australia, U.S.) and product quality (chilled and frozen). We used different models based on assumptions about quality (unrestricted, quality aggregated, and quality separability) and compared the demand estimates and resulting elasticities across models. The importance of quality was also verified by separability and aggregation likelihood-ratio tests.</div><div>Results indicate that quality matters. In fact, likelihood-ratio tests indicate that preferences for chilled and frozen beef may even be independent. That is, the demand for chilled beef imports could be estimated separately from frozen beef imports. However, resulting elasticity estimates did not significantly differ when quality attributes were considered, except for U.S. chilled beef where the own-price elasticity was statistically different between the unrestricted model (−0.4) and quality-aggregated model (−1.2). However, we found no significant difference between the elasticities from the quality-separability and quality-aggregated models regardless of source. Results provide insights into Japanese beef import demand, which is important considering Japan is the third largest beef importer in the world.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agriculture and Food Research","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 101857"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143714327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Feed-grade hempseed as alternative protein source in organic broilers diet: Growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality","authors":"Francesco Serrapica ,&nbsp;Claudia Lambiase ,&nbsp;Felicia Masucci ,&nbsp;Ada Braghieri ,&nbsp;Jose Manuel Lorenzo ,&nbsp;Antonio Di Francia","doi":"10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101860","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101860","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigated the feasibility of integrating feed-grade hempseed (FG-HS), an emerging by-product of the oil industry, into organic poultry production, focusing on its impact on growth performance, slaughter yield, and quality traits of meat in medium-growing chickens. Soybean expeller cake (SBE) was used for comparison. One hundred and twenty 21-day-old chickens were assigned to three dietary groups, each consisting of two replicates of twenty chickens. Treatments included a control diet containing 30 % SBE and two experimental diets with FG-HS replacing SBE at 50 % (H15) or 100 % (H30). Trial lasted 14 weeks. At the end of the experimental period, birds were sacrificed for carcass evaluation, including welfare-related traits. Rheological, nutritional, and sensory properties of breast meat were also evaluated. Birds fed the H30 diet showed a trend toward lower incidence of footpad dermatitis (<em>P</em> = 0.06), cleaner plumage (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.03), higher final live weight (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.05), and heavier viscera (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.05) compared to the SBE and H15 groups. No effects of diet were found for eviscerated carcass weights, commercial cut yield or meat quality traits such as composition, amino acid profile, water holding capacity, and Warner-Bratzler shear force. Notably, FG-HS inclusion significantly reduced saturated fatty acid levels (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.001 and <em>P</em> &lt; 0.05 for H30 and H15 diets, respectively), while increasing polyunsaturated fatty acids (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.01 and <em>P</em> &lt; 0.05). The H30 diet enhanced overall flavor intensity (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.01) and significantly reduced (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.01) fibrousness, gumminess, and mouth residue. Results suggest that FG-HS can be successfully integrated into broiler diets at inclusion rates up to 30 % without compromising bird growth performance, carcass and meat traits. Moreover, FG-HS at the highest inclusion level shows potential for enhancing breast meat quality in terms of fatty acid profile and sensory characteristics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agriculture and Food Research","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 101860"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143739621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Revolutionising broiler nutrition: The role of probiotics, fermented products, and paraprobiotics in functional feeds","authors":"Harsh Kumar ,&nbsp;Indu Bhardwaj ,&nbsp;Eugenie Nepovimova ,&nbsp;Daljeet Singh Dhanjal ,&nbsp;Sumayya Sana Shaikh ,&nbsp;Renáta Knop ,&nbsp;David Atuahene ,&nbsp;Ayaz Mukarram Shaikh ,&nbsp;Kovács Béla","doi":"10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101859","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101859","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Advancements in nutrition, inheritance, housing management, and research on chicken well-being and welfare have driven growth in poultry production. However, the unregulated use of antibiotic growth promoters has led to antibiotic resistance and drug residues, prompting several nations, including European Union members, to ban antibiotics in animal feed. Researchers have focused on safe alternatives such as probiotics, fermented probiotics products, and paraprobiotics. Therefore, nowadays normal diet is supplemented with probiotics that act as an immunomodulator which effectively sustains the healthy microbiota, regulate different blood parameters and enhances meat quality. Moreover, the feeding of probiotics-fermented plant-based food with basal diet provides a double benefit to chicken health as it gets the benefits from probiotics as well as dietary polyphenols. Finally, the addition of paraprobiotics increases the overall gut immunity in the broiler chickens.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agriculture and Food Research","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 101859"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143748485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}