Metabolic and Endocrine Markers of Oregano Essential Oil Effects on Antibacterial Immunity, Reproductive Function, Nutritional Status, and Production Performance of Late-Phase Laying Hens [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesThis study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of oregano essential oil (OEO) in improving the production performance, health, and welfare of late-phase laying hens raised under commercial farm conditions by analyzing its effect on performance metrics and ...
Samira Hadef +3 more
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Soybean oil addition to wheat bran-based diet improves laying hens’ performance [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2023 Background and Aim: Wheat bran (WB) is used extensively in animal feed. Despite its nutritional value, its use is limited because of its high-fiber content.
Mariana Novela +10 more
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Effect of xylo-oligosaccharides on reproduction, lipid metabolism, and adipokines of hens during the late egg-laying period [PDF]
Animal Bioscience, 2022 Objective The present study aimed to investigate the effect of xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS) administration on egg production, reproductive hormones, serum lipids and adipokines of hens at the late cycle of reproduction.
Fengyun Wen +4 more
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A decline in avian cytokine expression with age revealed by commercially available cytokine array
Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 Cytokines are secreted immunomodulators that are key regulators of the avian immune response. Currently, the most commonly used method to follow cytokine expression is qPCR, which measures cellular levels of mRNA, rather their extracellular circulating ...
Guy Levkovich +7 more
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Vaccines, 2021 Salmonellosis remains a major medical and an unmet socioeconomic challenge. Worldwide, more than three million deaths per year are associated with Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis infections.
Javier Ochoa-Repáraz +5 more
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Animals, 2023 The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of genotype on the productivity and egg quality of three hen strains included in the genetic resource protection program in Poland.
Jolanta Calik, Joanna Obrzut
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Effect of dietary sesame (Sesame indicum L) seed meal level supplemented with lysine and phytase on performance traits and antioxidant status of late-phase laying hens [PDF]
Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2020 Objective This study was performed to investigate the effects of supplementing sesame seed meal (SSM) with phytase and lysine on performance, egg quality, blood biochemical and antioxidant status of laying hens.
Payam Baghban-Kanani +6 more
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Toxics, 2017 Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-contaminated sites around the world affect human health for many years, showing long latency periods of health effects.
Bart Hens, Luc Hens
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Leptin receptor in the chicken ovary: potential involvement in ovarian dysfunction of ad libitum-fed broiler breeder hens [PDF]
, 2004 In hens, the ovarian follicles committed to ovulation are arranged in an ordered follicular hierarchy. In standard broiler breeders hens genetically selected for high growth rate the reproductive function is clearly dysfunctional.
Cassy, Sandrine +5 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2018 This study investigated the molecular mechanism underlying the effect of dietary genistein (GEN) on fatty liver syndrome (FLS) in laying hens. Hens in the control group (CG) were fed a high-energy and low-choline (HELC) diet to establish the FLS model ...
Zengpeng Lv +4 more
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