Table 1. Effects of postbiotics on poultry health and performance (few examples)

S. No. Postbiotic strain and dose Species/age Results References
1 Postbiotic Culbac® (fermentation product produced by Lactobacillus acidophilus species)Starter diet: 1 kg/ton, grower and finisher diet: 0.5 kg/ton in dry form and in the aqueous form, 4 mL/L drinking water Broiler chicks5 wk - Postbiotic compound either in a dry and/or an aqueous form improved the health, performance, and immunity of colisepticaemic broiler chickens Abd El-Ghany et al. (2022)
2 0.2% postbiotic and 0.2% paraprobiotic Broiler chicks5 wk - Paraprobiotics and postbiotics revealed a positive influence on the microbiota by supporting the decrease of harmful microbes like the Proteobacteria while increasing beneficial microbes like the Firmicutes.- Paraprobiotics or postbiotics can positively affect the colon mucosa microbiota. Danladi et al. (2022)
3 0.1% Lactiplantibacillus plantarum postbiotics Broiler chicks6 wk - L. plantarum postbiotic increased growth performance and mucin production, postbiotic ameliorated immune status and tight junction permeability- It improved beneficial bacteria colonization and gut health Chang et al. (2022)
4 1.0% inulin+different levels of postbiotic (0.15%, 0.30%, 0.45%, 0.60%) Broiler chicks6 wk - The level of 1.0% inulin+0.15% postbiotic had the optimal level- Combinations of inulin and postbiotic increased body weight and immune response
5 0.2%, 0.4%, and 0.6% postbiotic derived from Lactobacillus animalis Quails5 wk - Postbiotic 0.4% increased body weight and body weight gain- Postbiotic promoted the health of quails by modulating gut microbiota Kareem (2020)
6 Postbiotic product (1 ounce/gallon of fresh water) Broiler chicks3 wk - Postbiotic administration boosts immunomodulatory responses in the gut.- Postbiotic reduces disease pathogenesis following challenge. Johnson et al. (2019)
7 0.2%, 0.4%, 0.6%, and 0.8% cell-free supernatant (postbiotic: L. plantarum RI11) Broiler chicks6 wk - Postbiotic RI11 augmented plasma glutathione, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase, and boosted zonula occludens-1, mucin 2, IL-10, and mRNA expression.- Postbiotic RI11 declined heat shock protein 70 mRNA expression and plasma tumor necrosis factor alpha, IL-8, alpha-1-acid glycoprotein. Humam et al. (2019)
8 Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation based postbiotic (SCFP) at 1.5 kg/ton (0–21 d) and 1.0 kg/ton (22–32 d) Layer pullets - SCFP decreased Salmonella Enteritidis in the Layer Pullet’s Ceca.- SCFP decreased the proportion of ceca with enumerable S. Enteritidis. Gingerich et al. (2021)
9 L. plantarum RG14 and RI11 strains/cell free supernatant Broilers - Positively enhanced immune response- Reduced the proinflammatory responses,- Reduced (p<0.05) Enterobacteriaceae count. Kareem et al. (2016)
10 L. plantarum RI11, RG14, and RG11 strains/cell free supernatant (postbiotic component) Laying hens - Reduced plasma and yolk cholesterol concentrations Choe et al. (2012)
11 L. plantarum strains/cell free supernatant (postbiotic component) Laying hen and broilers - Reduced faecal Enterobacteriaceae
12 L. plantarum strains/cell free supernatant (postbiotic component) Broilers - Higher growth hormone receptor (GHR) messenger RNA (mRNA) Thanh et al. (2009)