A Review on the Lactic Acid Bacteria Probiotic in the Control of Coccidiosis, Campylobacteriosis, and Salmonellosis in Broiler Chickens

Roles of probiotic microorganisms in digestive physiology are contributed to enhancing animals health and reducing the incidence of gastrointestinal diseases. Banning the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in poultry in many countries has been contributed to the increasing use of probiotics because long-term use of antibiotics causes antibiotic resistance of pathogenic bacteria in poultry and subsequently in the man, the vaccines are also costly. Salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis and coccidiosis infections are the most common intestinal diseases in the poultry industry. The pathogens causing these diseases are Salmonella enteritidis, Campylobacter jejuni, and Eimeria tenella, respectively. Probiotics are able to control these diseases. Certainly, controlling the causes of these disease outbreaks will promote the public health. On the other hand, the probiotics increase bird resistance against the invasion of Eimeria that may lead to protect against coccidiosis. This review deals to the potential of lactic acid probiotic bacteria to control coccidiosis, campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis.