Precision biotic alters the effects of mixed Eimeria infection on gut health and microbiota in broiler chickens fed wheat-maize-soybean meal diets

) showed no significant treatment effects.4. Overall, decreased caecal BCFA suggested lower protein fermentation with possible modulation of caeca microbiota. The PB supplementation increased OCLDN expression, possibly positively affecting gut integrity in the challenged birds. This could have accounted for the beneficial effect of PB on the growth performance in challenged broilers.