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Ethno-medicinal study of plants used for treatment of human and livestock ailments by traditional healers in South Omo, Southern Ethiopia by Tolossa, Ketema, Debela, Etana, Athanasiadou, Spiridoula, Tolera, Adugna, Ganga, Gebeyehu, Houdijk, Jos G M

“…Plants have traditionally been used for treatment of human and livestock ailments in Ethiopia by different ethnic and social groups. However, this valuable…”
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Changes in the Ileal, but Not Fecal, Microbiome in Response to Increased Dietary Protein Level and Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Exposure in Pigs by Pollock, Jolinda, Hutchings, Michael R, Hutchings, Kate E K, Gally, David L, Houdijk, Jos G M

“…The relationship between porcine gut microbiota composition and health is an important area of research, especially due to the need to find alternatives to…”
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Precursor-derived in-water peracetic acid impacts on broiler performance, gut microbiota, and antimicrobial resistance genes by Galgano, Salvatore, Conway, Leah, Maggio, Francesco Di, Farthing, Kathryn, Dalby, Nikki, Fellows, Adrian, Houdijk, Jos G.M.

“…Past antimicrobial misuse has led to the spread of antimicrobial resistance amongst pathogens, reportedly a major public health threat. Attempts to reduce the…”
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Evaluation of the nutritive value of legume alternatives to soybean meal for broiler chickens by Olukosi, Oluyinka A, Walker, Robin L, Houdijk, Jos G M

“…ABSTRACT Five experiments were conducted to investigate the nutritional value of various legumes and a faba beans processing co-product for broilers. In Expt…”
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Bacterial concentration and Campylobacter spp. quantification differ when fresh or ultra-frozen samples are analysed over time using molecular biology and culture-based methods by Khattak, Farina, Galgano, Salvatore, Houdijk, Jos

“…The study aimed to delineate the robustness of the culture-based and molecular biology methods to assess the total bacterial concentration and Campylobacter…”
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Dietary protein supplementation results in molecular and cellular changes related to T helper type 2 immunity in the lung and small intestine in lactating rats re-infected with Nippostrongylus brasiliensis by Masuda, Aya, Allen, Judith E., Houdijk, Jos G. M., Athanasiadou, Spiridoula

“…Acquired immunity to gastrointestinal nematodes reduces during late pregnancy and lactation which is known as periparturient relaxation of immunity (PPRI)…”
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Impact of precursor-derived peracetic acid on post-weaning diarrhea, intestinal microbiota, and predicted microbial functional genes in weaned pigs by Galgano, Salvatore, Conway, Leah, Fellows, Adrian, Houdijk, Jos

“…Post-weaning diarrhea affects piglets in the nursery phase of production, leading to a substantial impact both at the farm and financial levels. The…”
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Encapsulated peracetic acid as a valid broad-spectrum antimicrobial alternative, leading to beneficial microbiota compositional changes and enhanced performance in broiler chickens by Galgano, Salvatore, Conway, Leah, Dalby, Nikki, Fellows, Adrian, Houdijk, Jos G M

“…Antimicrobial alternatives are urgently needed, including for poultry production systems. In this study, we tested the potential broad-range antimicrobial…”
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Manipulating small ruminant parasite epidemiology through the combination of nutritional strategies by Houdijk, Jos G.M., Kyriazakis, Ilias, Kidane, Alemayehu, Athanasiadou, Spiridoula

“…It is increasingly being recognized that non-chemical parasite control strategies may need to be combined to control more effectively gastrointestinal…”
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Estimating the contribution of the porcine fecal core microbiota to metabolite production via mathematical modeling and in vitro fermentation by Galgano, Salvatore, Kettle, Helen, Free, Andrew, Houdijk, Jos G M

“…The swine gut microbiota is a complex ecosystem found throughout the gastrointestinal tract, with multiple exchanges with the host and whose composition is…”
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Differential effects of protein and energy scarcity on resistance to nematode parasites by Houdijk, Jos G.M.

“…This review addresses the question whether host resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes is sensitive to metabolizable protein (MP) or metabolizable energy…”
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Body Protein Reserves Sustain Maternal Performance in Early Lactation but Dietary Protein Is Necessary to Maintain Performance and Immune Responses to Nippostrongylus brasiliensis in Lactating Rats by Masuda, Aya, Houdijk, Jos G M, Allen, Judith E, Athanasiadou, Spiridoula

“…It has been shown that dietary protein supplementation during lactation boosts immunity in Nippostrongylus brasiliensis-infected periparturient rats. It is not…”
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Leucine and methionine deficiency impairs immunity to gastrointestinal parasites during lactation by SAKKAS, Panagiotis, JONES, Leigh A, HOUDIJK, Jos G. M, ATHANASIADOU, Spiridoula, KNOX, Dave P, KYRIAZAKIS, Ilias

“…Lactating rats reinfected with Nippostrongylus brasiliensis fed low-crude protein (CP) foods show reduced lactational performance and less resistance to…”
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Growth performance, caecal microbiome profile, short-chain fatty acids, and litter characteristics in response to placement on reused litter and combined threonine, arginine and glutamine supplementation to juvenile male broiler chickens by Hussein, Marwa A, Khattak, Farina, Vervelde, Lonneke, Athanasiadou, Spiridoula, Houdijk, Jos G M

“…Exposure of broilers to litter microbiome may increase specific amino acid (AA) requirements towards activated immune responses. This may challenge the…”
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Tolerance and resistance to a nematode challenge are not always mutually exclusive by Athanasiadou, Spiridoula, Tolossa, Ketema, Debela, Etana, Tolera, Adugna, Houdijk, Jos G.M.

“…[Display omitted] •We measured tolerance and resistance of mice to a nematode infection.•Resistance and tolerance to a nematode are not necessarily mutually…”
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Consequences of protein supplementation for anorexia, expression of immunity and plasma leptin concentrations in parasitized ewes of two breeds by Zaralis, Konstantinos, Tolkamp, Bert J., Houdijk, Jos G. M., Wylie, Alastair R. G., Kyriazakis, Ilias

“…The periparturient relaxation of immunity (PPRI) against parasites in ewes has a nutritional basis. We investigated whether ewes experience a reduction in food…”
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Impact of reduced dietary crude protein levels and phytase enzyme supplementation on growth response, slurry characteristics, and gas emissions of growing pigs by Lala, Adebukunola Olufunmilayo, Oso, Abimbola Oladele, Osafo, Emmanuel Lartey, Houdijk, Jos G. M.

“…This experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of reduced dietary crude protein (CP) levels supplemented with or without exogenous phytase on growing…”
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Genome-wide transcriptomic analysis of intestinal tissue to assess the impact of nutrition and a secondary nematode challenge in lactating rats by Athanasiadou, Spiridoula, Jones, Leigh A, Burgess, Stewart T G, Kyriazakis, Ilias, Pemberton, Alan D, Houdijk, Jos G M, Huntley, John F

“…Gastrointestinal nematode infection is a major challenge to the health and welfare of mammals. Although mammals eventually acquire immunity to nematodes, this…”
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Dietary protein and energy supplies differentially affect resistance to parasites in lactating mammals by Sakkas, Panagiotis, Houdijk, Jos G. M., Jones, Leigh A., Knox, Dave P., Kyriazakis, Ilias

“…Periparturient relaxation of immunity (PPRI) to parasites in mammals results in higher worm burden and worm egg excretion and may have a nutritional basis…”
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Temporal and nutritional effects on the weaner pig ileal microbiota by Pollock, Jolinda, Glendinning, Laura, Smith, Lesley A., Mohsin, Hamna, Gally, David L., Hutchings, Michael R., Houdijk, Jos G. M.

“…Abstract Background The porcine gastrointestinal microbiota has been linked to both host health and performance. Most pig gut microbiota studies target faecal…”
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