[HTML][HTML] Feed additives and enrichment materials to reduce chicken stress, maximize productivity, and improve welfare

K El-Sabrout, S Landolfi, F Ciani - Veterinary World, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Environmental stress poses serious threats to animal welfare and production, particularly in
poultry, which are susceptible to such stress. It can increase susceptibility to diseases and …

Role of feed additives in mitigating the impact of heat stress on poultry gut health and productivity

N Fatima, M Ahmad, M Usman, U Haider… - World's Poultry …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
As global poultry production expands to meet rising demand, the susceptibility of birds to
heat stress has increased owing to advancements in chicken genetics and global warming …

Evaluating the efficacy of probiotics and ascorbic acid as anti-stress agents against heat stress in broiler chickens

VO Sumanu, V Naidoo, MC Oosthuizen… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Heat stress poses a substantial challenge to poultry production worldwide, highlighting the
urgent need for effective management strategies. This study investigated the efficacy of …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing Broiler Welfare and Foot Pad Quality through the Use of Medicinal Plant-Based Pellets as Bedding Material

K Damaziak, Ł Gontar, M Łukasiewicz-Mierzejewska… - Agriculture, 2024 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of different bedding materials on both
production performance and foot quality, assessed through the incidence, severity, and …

[HTML][HTML] Flavonoids, Isoquinoline Alkaloids, and Their Combinations Affect Growth Performance, Inflammatory Status, and Gut Microbiome of Broilers Under High …

K Insawake, T Songserm, O Songserm, Y Theapparat… - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
High stocking density (HSD) and heat stress (HS) challenge broiler production. While
antibiotics can mitigate the adverse effects of HS and HSD, their restricted use underscores …

[HTML][HTML] Productive Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens Fed on Diets with Different Protein, Energy Levels, and Essential Oils During the …

JH García-García, J Salinas-Chavira… - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study evaluated the productive performance and carcass traits of broiler chickens
during the warm season in dry tropical conditions. Two hundred, 1-day-old chicks were …

Influence of probiotic strains on growth performance, carcass characteristics and seasonal changes of growing New Zealand white rabbits

EA Ashour, IM Youssef, AI Elsherbeni, M Arif… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2024 - Springer
This experiment was designed to explore how different types of probiotics affect the growth,
carcass traits, and seasonal variations in growing New Zealand White rabbits (NZW). Two …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of heat stress on some productive and histologicalal traits in broiler feed 3% and 5% mint powder supplement

MJ Al-Saadi, JEQ Al-Musawi - J. Anim. Health Prod, 2024 - researchgate.net
Thermal stress is considered the greatest important environmental challenge due to the
gradual and fast increase in mean global temperature. The current study was designed to …

Economic Evaluation of Broiler Diets Supplemented with Either Selected Herbs or Their Associated Essential Oils

N Mincheva, M Oblakova, I Ivanova… - Black Sea Journal of … - dergipark.org.tr
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in incorporating phytogenic feed additives
(PFAs) into broiler chicken diets as potential alternatives to traditional growth-promoting …