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. 2022 Jan 12;101(4):101716. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2022.101716

Table 1.

Most used antibiotic alternative treatment agents for Salmonella control.

Treatment agents Bird Impact References
Lactobacillus reuteri Broiler chicken Suppress the growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli, S. Typhimurium, Helicobacter pylori, and rotavirus Seo et al. (2010)
Lactobacillus reuteri Broiler chicken Inhibits C. perfringens propagation Cao et al. (2012)
Pediococcus acidilactici, mannan-oligosaccharide, and butyric acid Broiler chicken Reduces the colonization of S. Typhimurium and improves bird weight gain. Jazi et al. (2018)
Enterococcus faecium Layer chickens Stimulates antibody production following live attenuated S. Enteritidis vaccination by intestinal microbiota modulation. Beirão et al. (2018)
Bifidobacteria and Lactobacillus Broiler chicken Limits colonization of Salmonella enterica and improve bird body condition El-Sharkawy et al. (2020)
Fructo-oligosaccharide Broiler chicken Limits Salmonella Enteritidis colonization by increased ileal mucosa thickness and improving immune response Shang et al. (2015)
Xu et al. (2003)
E. Faecium and fructooligosaccharides Layer chicken Increase quality and quantity of eggs Radu-Rusu et al. (2010)
Prebiotics poultry Increase body weight Abd El-Hack et al. (2021a)
Acetic, lactic, and formic acid Broiler chicken Limits S. Typhimurium propagation in the chicken crop Byrd et al. (2001)
Acetic acid 0.01, 0.1, and 1% concentration In-vitro Ineffective in reducing S. Enteritidis levels Barnhart et al. (1999)
Sodium propionate or calcium propionate Layer chicken Improved egg production, egg weight, and FCR Dahiya et al. (2016)
Cinnamaldehyde Broiler chicken Lowered S. Enteritidis propagation in chicken cecal content Kollanoor-Johny et al. (2010)
Cinnamaldehyde and eugenol Broiler chicken Reduce S. enteritidis load Kollanoor-Johny et al. (2012)
Cinnamaldehyde, eugenol, thymol, and carvacrol In vitro
Broiler chicken
Antibacterial effect against S. enteritidis Kollanoor-Johny et al. (2010)
Trans-cinnamaldehyde and eugenol's Broiler chicken Decreased S. enteritidis colonization Kollanoor-Johny et al. (2012a)
Oregano and thyme Broiler chicken Reduced Salmonella species colonization Koščová et al. (2006)
Essential oils. Eggs Reduce shell egg contamination with S. enteritidis Upadhyaya et al. (2013)
Lemongrass extract In vitro Inhibitory effect against S. typhimurium S. enterica Singh and Ebibeni (2016)
Chitosan Broiler chicken Reduced S. Typhimurium colonization Menconi et al. (2014)
Chitosan In vitro Antibacterial activity against S. Paratyphi and Staphylococcus aureus Islam et al. (2011)
Chitosan In vitro Antibacterial activity against intracellular S. Typhimurium Edson et al. (2021)
Insect chitosan Food safety studies Antibacterial effect against S. Typhimurium, E. coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes Ibañez-Peinado et al. (2020)
Chitosan and lactic acid Chilled chicken Control of Salmonella and E. coli contamination El-Khawasa et al. (2020)
Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles Broiler chicken Reduced the viability of intracellular S. Enteritidis Shen et al. (2020)
Silver nanoparticles In vitro Antibacterial effect against S.Typhimurium, S. Enteritidis and E. coli O78 Mohamed et al. (2017)
Zinc oxide nanoparticles Broiler chicken Bactericidal effect against S. Typhimurium and Staphylococcus aureus SILVA et al. (2021)
Gold nanoparticles In vitro Inhibitory effect against S. Typhimuruim, S. typhi, and S. paratyphi El Sabry et al. (2018); Boatemaa et al. (2019)
Thymol nanoemulsion Broiler chicken Antibacterial activity against S. Typhimurium Ibrahim et al. (2021)
Sunflower oil nanoemulsion In vitro Antibacterial activity against foodborne bacteria such as Salmonella typhi Joe et al. (2012)
Garlic and onion extract chitosan nanoparticles In vitro Minimize the colonization of pathogenic enteric bacteria especially, E. coli, S. typhi, and C. jejuni Enoka et al. (2021)