Impact of housing environment on the immune system in chickens: A review

T Hofmann, SS Schmucker, W Bessei, M Grashorn… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In poultry production, chickens are confronted with a wide range of
potential stressful conditions including restricted movement, long light phases or poor air …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of synbiotic from Allium sativum and Lactobacillus acidophilus on hematological indices, antioxidative status and intestinal ecology of broiler chicken

P Sunu, D Sunarti, LD Mahfudz, VD Yunianto - Journal of the Saudi Society …, 2021 - Elsevier
Synbiotic is a combination of prebiotics and probiotics that can be used as a feed additive
that is safe for livestock and produce healthy products for consumers because they do not …

Effects of dietary ferulic acid on the intestinal microbiota and the associated changes on the growth performance, serum cytokine profile, and intestinal morphology in …

Y Liu, Q Lin, X Huang, G Jiang, C Li, X Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The present study investigated the effects of ferulic acid (FA) on the growth performance,
serum cytokine profile, intestinal morphology, and intestinal microbiota in ducks at the …

Effects of rearing system and antibiotic treatment on immune function, gut microbiota and metabolites of broiler chickens

B Song, P Li, H Xu, Z Wang, J Yuan, B Zhang… - Journal of Animal …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background In China, cage systems with a high space utilization have gradually
replaced ground litter systems, but the disease incidence of chickens in cages is higher …

Comparison and correlation analysis of immune function and gut microbiota of broiler chickens raised in double-layer cages and litter floor pens

B Song, S Yan, P Li, G Li, M Gao, L Yan… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
This study aimed to compare the immune function and gut microbiota between double-layer
caged and litter floor pen-raised broiler chickens. Eighty meaty male chicks were selected …

The Impact of Different Environments on Productive Performance, Welfare, and the Health of Muscovy Ducks during the Summer Season

O Krunt, L Zita, A Kraus, K Vejvodová, O Drábek, J Kuře… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
The objective of this research was to evaluate the influence of the housing system (deep
litter [DL] vs. deep litter with swimming pond [DLSP]) on productive performance, carcass …

Subsequent effect of dietary lysine regimens fed in the starter phase on the growth performance, carcass traits and meat chemical composition of aseel chicken in the …

M Hussain, A Mahmud, J Hussain… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
This study was designed to examine carryover effect of dietary lysine (Lys) levels fed during
the starter phase on the growth performance of three varieties of Aseel chickens. A total of …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of selenium supplementation on the growth performance, slaughter characteristics, and blood biochemistry of naked neck chicken

MT Khan, AS Niazi, M Arslan, M Azhar, T Asad, F Raziq… - Poultry Science, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examined how selenium-supplemented diets affected the performance of naked
neck chickens. The birds were fed both organic and inorganic selenium at 0.30 ppm, while …

Effects of different rearing systems on growth performance, carcass traits, meat quality and serum biochemical parameters of Chaohu ducks

C Zhang, RH Ah Kan Razafindrabe… - Animal Science …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This study was conducted using a total of 360 22‐day‐old Chaohu ducks to evaluate the
effect of rearing system on growth performance, carcass traits, meat quality and serum …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of free-range days on growth performance, carcass traits, meat quality, lymphoid organ indices, and blood biochemistry of Wannan Yellow chickens

S Jin, L Yang, H Zang, Y Xu, X Chen, X Chen, P Liu… - Poultry Science, 2019 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effects of free-range days on growth performance, carcass traits,
meat quality, lymphoid organ indices, and blood biochemical parameters of Wannan Yellow …