Fazul Nabi

Jun 7, 2023 | frontiersin.org | Han Sun |Shourong Shi |Fazul Nabi |Wen Xiong

1 IntroductionUnder the management of modern intensive farming modules, broilers are affected by various stress factors, such as environmental pressure, LPS, and pathogenic microorganisms, that can cause intestinal inflammation (1–3). The intestine serves as an immune barrier and the first line of defense against intestinal microbial infections, consisting of a mucus layer, tight intercellular junctions, antimicrobial peptides, and immunoglobulin A (4).