In recent years, increasing interest has focused on natural components extracted from
plants, among which plant polysaccharides have been highlighted because of their various …

In modern intensive breeding system, broilers are exposed to various challenges, such as
diet changes and pathological environment, which may cause the increase in the incidence …

Chinese natural medicinal products as feed supplements have been used as growth and
health promoters in farm animals in China for centuries. A current estimation of the number …

This study was conducted to investigate whether dietary Astragalus polysaccharide (APS)
could alleviate immunological stress response of chickens after challenge with …

The overuse of antibiotics in poultry farming causes the accumulation of drug residue in
animals' bodies and the occurrence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which not only …

Our previous study indicated that paternal dietary Astragalus polysaccharides (APS) could
induce endotoxin tolerance-like response in jejunum of offspring chickens. There exist …

Vaccination is still the main method of preventing most infectious diseases, but there are
inefficiencies and inaccuracies in immunization. Studies have reported that Atractylodis …

This study was conducted to investigate the immunomodulatory effect of a water‐soluble
polysaccharide extracted from Artemisia argyi (AAP) in vitro. The effect was assessed in …

Astragalus membranaceus (AM) is a member of the family Leguminosae which has been
widely used as immunomodulatory agent. Astragalus polysaccharides (APS) possess …

The acquired immunity is underdeveloped at 3–4 weeks of age when piglets are usually
weaned on commercial farms, and weaning is associated with compromised immunity …