Dietary putrescine supplementation reduces faecal abundance of Clostridium perfringens and markers of inflammation in captive azure-winged magpies (Cyanopica cyanus)

Citation

Harrold D, Saunders R, and Bailey J. 2019. Dietary putrescine supplementation reduces faecal abundance of Clostridium perfringens and markers of inflammation in captive azure-winged magpies (Cyanopica cyanus). In Brooks M, Freel T, Koutsos E Eds. Proceedings of the Thirteenth Conference on Zoo and Wildlife Nutrition, Zoo and Wildlife Nutrition Foundation and AZA Nutrition Advisory Group, Saint Louis, MO.

Abstract

Dietary supplementation allows aviculturists to correct for nutritional imbalances helping maintain peak health and welfare of captive populations. Supplementation with the polyamine putrescine (PUT) has been used widely in poultry production and is shown to promote and regulate multiple biological processes essential for growth, digestion, and immunity. This novel investigation quantified the effect of PUT supplementation on gut health in a new model passerine: the azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyanus).

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