Flavonoids, Isoquinoline Alkaloids, and Their Combinations Affect Growth Performance, Inflammatory Status, and Gut Microbiome of Broilers Under High Stocking Density and Heat Stress DOI Creative Commons

Kittisak Insawake,

Thaweesak Songserm,

Ornprapun Songserm

et al.

Animals, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(1), P. 71 - 71

Published: Dec. 31, 2024

High stocking density (HSD) and heat stress (HS) challenge broiler production. While antibiotics can mitigate the adverse effects of HS HSD, their restricted use underscores need to explore phytochemicals, particularly combined under such conditions. This study investigated influence flavonoids, isoquinoline alkaloids, combinations as alternatives bacitracin on growth performance, inflammatory status, gut morphology, ceca microbiome in broilers raised HSD HS. A total 2100 one-day-old male Ross 308 chicks were distributed into 70 replicates, randomly assigned one seven dietary treatments during summer for 37 days. The included normal (NSD, 10 birds/m2); (15 + 50 ppm (BCT); 300 flavonoids (FVNs); 80 alkaloids (IQAs); FVNs (1–10 days) IQAs (11–37 (FVN-IQA); (IQA-FVN). index reached or exceeded 160 most experimental period. From 11 24 days age, BCT birds had lower body weight gain. FVNs, IQAs, decreased corticosterone, IL-6, malondialdehyde, heterophil–lymphocytes ratio compared HSD. Jejunal, ileal, duodenal villi height/crypt depth was than other except BCT. α- β-diversity, microbiota composition, metabolic pathways affected by treatment groups. Overall, improved anti-inflammatory response, health HS, with exerting synergistic effects.

Language: Английский

Feed additives and enrichment materials to reduce chicken stress, maximize productivity, and improve welfare DOI Creative Commons
Karim El‐Sabrout,

Stefano Landolfi,

Francesca Ciani

et al.

Veterinary World, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 2044 - 2052

Published: Sept. 1, 2024

Environmental stress poses serious threats to animal welfare and production, particularly in poultry, which are susceptible such stress. It can increase susceptibility diseases infections, reduce growth rates reproductive performance, behavioral issues. caused by conventional housing conditions negatively affect well-being productivity. High temperature, overcrowding, poor ventilation, insufficient lighting, wire cages some of the most prominent stressors systems. To address environmental chicken farms, strategies tools, as using anti-stress feed additives enriching cages, help improve bird activities welfare. Breeders overall performance implementing these creating a more enriched comfortable environment. Thus, this review discusses importance different enrichment materials farms (broiler layer) productivity well-being. Keywords: antioxidants, behavior, enrichment, gut health, product quality, stress,

Language: Английский

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Physalis Calyx seu Fructus relieves chicken intestinal damage to heat via improving the antioxidant ability DOI Creative Commons
Bin Yin, Chen Juan, Rongling Zhang

et al.

Frontiers in Immunology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: Jan. 14, 2025

Heat-stress-induced oxidative and inflammatory responses were important factors contributing to chicken intestinal damage. The purpose of this study was based on the antioxidant anti-inflammatory activities Physalis Calyx seu Fructus (Jin Deng Long, JDL) investigate its efficacy mechanism in relieving heat stress Primary embryo duodenum cells 90 30-day-old specific-pathogen-free randomly divided into control JDL groups establish models vitro vivo. mitigating effect assessed through oxidation-related enzymes key genes, histopathology, factors. results demonstrated that 100 µg/mL extract could effectively alleviate damage at 42°C. A strong capacity shown downregulation LDH (at 5 h, P < 0.01) MDA 0.05), upregulation SOD 10 0.01), CAT GSH-PX T-AOC 0 as well high transcription level NQO1 0.05) HO-1 0.01). Supplements with 1 3 g/kg b.wt, respectively, drinking water both suppressed rise body temperature had light pathological lesions duodenal tissues caused by 40 ± 1°C. Accordingly, showed a lower response manifested IL-10 higher levels IL-6 TNF-α characterized serum also Nrf2, NQO1, tissues. In conclusion, relieved via improving ability reducing response.

Language: Английский

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Dietary supplementation with L-citrulline improves amino acid composition and broiler performance, and modulates gut microbiota DOI Creative Commons
Yan Ma,

Tingting Liu,

Shuaihu Chen

et al.

Frontiers in Microbiology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16

Published: Feb. 13, 2025

Poultry lacks carbamoyl phosphate synthetase, which is a key enzyme in the endogenous synthesis of arginine, thus poultry must obtain arginine from their diet. Citrulline ( L -Cit), as precursor produces same biological effects and may even be more effective. In these experiments, we discovered that addition -Cit significantly increased production performance, antioxidant immune properties, modulated intestinal microbiota. The study involved 240 1-day-old male yellow-feathered broilers randomly assigned to one four treatment groups: control (CON), 0.5% -Cit, 1% 1.5% with 10 replicates per group six birds replicate. feeding trial lasted for 63 days. body weight at 42 days days, well average daily gain day 1 63, linearly quadratically -citrulline. plasma concentrations citrulline, ornithine, dose -Cit. -citrulline total capacity (T-AOC) superoxide dismutase (SOD) levels decreased interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF- α ). Dietary also altered overall composition broiler microbiota, increasing relative abundance Prevotellaceae_UCG-001 while reducing Synergistota Campylobacterota. This indicates can enhance performance broilers, improve activity functions, thereby protecting health. optimum dietary amount 1.5%.

Language: Английский

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An in-depth overview of the nutritional advantages of medicinal plant supplementation in poultry feed DOI

Abd Ur Rehman,

Jameel Ahmed Buzdar, Muhammad Asif Arain

et al.

World s Poultry Science Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 36

Published: Feb. 28, 2025

Language: Английский

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Enhancing Broiler Welfare and Foot Pad Quality through the Use of Medicinal Plant-Based Pellets as Bedding Material DOI Creative Commons
Krzysztof Damaziak, Łukasz Gontar, M. Łukasiewicz

et al.

Agriculture, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(7), P. 1091 - 1091

Published: July 6, 2024

The aim of this study was to investigate the impact different bedding materials on both production performance and foot quality, assessed through incidence, severity, microbiological quality pad dermatitis (FPD). A total 2400 Ross 308 chickens were raised over 42 days, distributed across eight material types (eight groups × four treatments 75 each). These pellets either lacked medicinal plant components or included 30% parts, such as oregano (Origanum vulgare), summer savory (Satureja hortensis), lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), salvia (Salvia thyme (Thymus vulgaris). Production controls body weight (BW) at days age, feed conversion ratio (FCR), mortality. severity FPD evaluated 28, 35, using a scale ranging from S0 S3. analysis feet based score. Broilers straw chaff (bedding: 24% 6% savory, 18% 12% thyme) exhibited highest BW. Straw chaff-reared broilers demonstrated lowest FCR. mortality occurred bedding, which may have been caused by high share could be toxic. At 35 in group best while those had worst one. influence plants particularly notable reducing Listeria sp. This reduction likely due presence carvacrol quercetin balm, thymol thyme. Based our research, for are with salvia, thymus most effective limiting

Language: Английский

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

Elwy A. Ashour,

Islam M. Youssef,

Ahmed I. Elsherbeni

et al.

Tropical Animal Health and Production, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 56(8)

Published: Oct. 8, 2024

Language: Английский

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

Nawal Fatima,

Muhammad Ahmad, Muhammad Usman

et al.

World s Poultry Science Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 80(4), P. 1055 - 1075

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

As global poultry production expands to meet rising demand, the susceptibility of birds heat stress has increased owing advancements in chicken genetics and warming. This review explores significant impact on gut health by altered permeability microbiota. Heat is characterised prolonged exposure elevated ambient temperatures, triggering thermoregulatory processes poultry, which can lead adverse effects such as respiratory alkalosis bone degeneration. These physiological disruptions compromise homoeostasis, suppress intestinal immunity digestive functions cause gastrointestinal inflammation, thereby affecting growth, productivity overall well-being poultry. Various strategies, including housing modifications, genetic selection, food manipulation use feed additives, bioactive chemicals, prebiotics, organic acids, medicinal plants probiotics, have been employed mitigate these effects. emphasises role additives supporting health, enhancing animal welfare, sustainability face climate change. Future research avenues are suggested improve our understanding development effective nutritional strategies combat

Language: Английский

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Evaluating the efficacy of probiotics and ascorbic acid as anti-stress agents against heat stress in broiler chickens DOI Creative Commons
Victory Osirimade Sumanu, Vinny Naidoo, Marinda C. Oosthuizen

et al.

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: Oct. 22, 2024

Heat stress poses a substantial challenge to poultry production worldwide, highlighting the urgent need for effective management strategies. This study investigated efficacy of probiotics ( Saccharomyces cerevisiae ) and ascorbic acid as antistress agents using cloacal body surface temperatures (CT BST) heat biomarkers in broiler chickens. A total 56 chicks were used experiment divided into four distinct groups: control, (1 g/kg feed), (200 mg/kg feed) combination 200 feed, respectively). The lasted 35 days; measurements taken ambient temperature (AT), CT, BST. pens consistently exceeded thermoneutral zone (TNZ) established CT values chickens probiotic group significantly lower p &lt; 0.05) compared control group. Additionally, BST + groups than those findings suggest that incorporating probiotics, with or without acid, can effectively reduce thereby, enhancing thermoregulation when implies diets may enhance health growth performance, potentially leading better feed efficiency reduced reliance on antibiotics. Implementing these dietary strategies could improve productivity welfare commercial settings.

Language: Английский

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Productive Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens Fed on Diets with Different Protein, Energy Levels, and Essential Oils During the Warm Season in Dry Tropics DOI Creative Commons
Jorge H. García-García, Jaime Salinas-Chavira, Flaviano Benavides‐González

et al.

Animals, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(22), P. 3179 - 3179

Published: Nov. 6, 2024

This study evaluated the productive performance and carcass traits of broiler chickens during warm season in dry tropical conditions. Two hundred, 1-day-old chicks were used. Birds fed on reduced (RED) standard (STD) diets, two essential oils (EOs) levels, 0 200 ppm. The RED diets formulated with 10% less energy protein than STD diets. In starter phase, weight gain was greater (

Language: Английский

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Flavonoids, Isoquinoline Alkaloids, and Their Combinations Affect Growth Performance, Inflammatory Status, and Gut Microbiome of Broilers Under High Stocking Density and Heat Stress DOI Creative Commons

Kittisak Insawake,

Thaweesak Songserm,

Ornprapun Songserm

et al.

Animals, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(1), P. 71 - 71

Published: Dec. 31, 2024

High stocking density (HSD) and heat stress (HS) challenge broiler production. While antibiotics can mitigate the adverse effects of HS HSD, their restricted use underscores need to explore phytochemicals, particularly combined under such conditions. This study investigated influence flavonoids, isoquinoline alkaloids, combinations as alternatives bacitracin on growth performance, inflammatory status, gut morphology, ceca microbiome in broilers raised HSD HS. A total 2100 one-day-old male Ross 308 chicks were distributed into 70 replicates, randomly assigned one seven dietary treatments during summer for 37 days. The included normal (NSD, 10 birds/m2); (15 + 50 ppm (BCT); 300 flavonoids (FVNs); 80 alkaloids (IQAs); FVNs (1–10 days) IQAs (11–37 (FVN-IQA); (IQA-FVN). index reached or exceeded 160 most experimental period. From 11 24 days age, BCT birds had lower body weight gain. FVNs, IQAs, decreased corticosterone, IL-6, malondialdehyde, heterophil–lymphocytes ratio compared HSD. Jejunal, ileal, duodenal villi height/crypt depth was than other except BCT. α- β-diversity, microbiota composition, metabolic pathways affected by treatment groups. Overall, improved anti-inflammatory response, health HS, with exerting synergistic effects.

Language: Английский

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