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Prospects of organic acids as safe alternative to antibiotics in broiler chickens diet
Genetically, modern broilers are fast-growing birds which attain the market age at the age of 5 weeks. To maintain optimum production, antibiotics have been commonly included in the diets as growth promoters. However, due to the increase in antimicrobial
R. Khan +7 more
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Broiler production challenges in the tropics: A review
Under tropical climate, broiler production is encumbered by several constraints which make it difficult for them to attain their genetic potential. The scarcity and high price of poultry feed and veterinary services and the harsh environmental conditions
C. C. Kpomasse +3 more
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Searching for biomarkers of high productivity in chickens is currently one of the relevant tasks facing poultry farming. Thus, the research was aimed at studying genetic traits of laying hens. The hens belonged to parental stock of the «Arbor Acres Plus»
M. A. Grygorieva +6 more
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Isolation, identification, and pathogenicity of a ALV-K strain from Chinese indigenous chicken breed
: Subgroup K avian leukosis virus (ALV-K) is a new subgroup of avian leukosis virus (ALV) first identified in Chinese indigenous chickens in recent years.
Hao Chen +3 more
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In line with the substantial increase in the broiler industry worldwide, Clostridium perfringens-induced necrotic enteritis (NE) became a continuous challenge leading to high economic losses, especially after banning antimicrobial growth promoters in ...
M. A. Abd El-Hack +10 more
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There are substantial public health consequences when hazardous heavy metal contaminants and antimicrobial drug residues are present in broiler edible tissues.
Shaikh Mohammad Bokhtiar +4 more
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Simple Summary The present study aimed to investigate the beneficial effects of zinc nanoparticles (ZnNPs) and curcumin nanoparticles (CurNPs) as well as Bacillus licheniformis (Bl) supplementation on broiler growth, chemical blood indices, and cecal ...
M. A. Abd El-Hack +9 more
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Effects of age on immune function in broiler chickens
Background There are many diseases in poultry, many of which are caused by poor immune function. It is not clear how cytokines and various immune cell functions change with age in modern broilers.
Bochen Song +7 more
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Spirochaetosis in broilers [PDF]
One-day-old broilers were inoculated with spirochaetes (isolate 1380); the inocula consisting either of spirochaetes derived from plate culture or from intestinal homogenates of previously infected birds. After 13 to 15, and 21 days after inoculation growth was depressed, serum concentrations of protein lipid, carotenoids and bilirubin were decreased ...
R M, Dwars, F G, Davelaar, H F, Smit
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The food production system needs to be sustainable including poultry sector to feed the increasing global population. An accepted economical and environmental approach of broiler production is to produce larger broilers faster while using less feed ...
P. Maharjan +8 more
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