A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of supplemental yeast culture (Diamond V XP Yeast Culture; YC) in broiler diets on performance, digestibility, mucosal development, and immunomodulatory functions. One-day-old Arbor Acres chicks (n = 960) were randomly assigned 1 4 dietary treatments based corn soybean meal containing 0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5 g/kg YC diet for 42 d. Each treatment consisted 12 replicates 20 broilers each. Nutrient digestibility determined d 15 35 by total fecal collection....

Shortage of protein feed resources is the major challenge to world farm animal industry. Insects are known as an alternative source for poultry. A wide range insects available use in poultry diets. Insect larvae thrive manure, and organic waste, produce antimicrobial peptides protect themselves from microbial infections, additionally these might also be functional feed. The containing can improve growth performance, nutrient digestibility, intestinal health, immune function meal contains a...

The effect of transport stress on blood metabolism, glycolytic potential, and meat quality in broilers was investigated. Arbor Acres chicks (n = 360, 1 d old, males) were randomly allotted to 5 treatments: unstressed control, 45-min (short-term) with recovery, 3-h (long-term) recovery; 3 h recovery. Each treatment consisted 6 replicates 12 birds each. On 46, all (except the control group) transported according a designed protocol. Transport time affected plasma glucose level (P<0.05)...

Abstract Knowledge about the modulation of gut microbiota improves our understanding underlying mechanism by which probiotic treatment benefits chickens. This study examined effects Bacillus subtilis DSM 32315 on intestinal structure and microbial composition in broilers. Broiler chicks were fed basal diets without or with B . supplementation (1.0 × 10 9 spores/kg diet). Supplemental increased average body weight daily gain, as well elevated villus height to crypt depth ratio ileum...

Dietary inclusion of probiotic Bacillus spp. beneficially affect the broiler chickens by balancing properties indigenous microbiota causing better growth performance. The effects three on performance, intestinal morphology and compositions jejunal microflora were investigated in chickens. A total 480 1-day-old male Arbor Acres broilers randomly divided into four groups. All groups had six replicates 20 birds included each replicate. control fed with a corn-soybean basal diet, while treatment...

Abstract Background Dietary essential oil (EO) supplementation can exert favorable effects on gut health in broilers. However, it is unknown whether EO could improve intestinal functions, consequently beneficial for egg performance and quality late-phase laying hens. This study was aimed to investigate the potential of production performance, quality, ileal microbiota hens late phase production. A total 288 60-week-old Hy-line Brown were randomly divided into 4 groups fed a basal diet...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects dietary supplementation with Moringa oleifera leaf (MOL) on performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, and oxidative stability breast muscle in broilers. A total 720 1-d-old male Arbor Acres birds were randomly divided into 6 groups, which fed a basal diet supplemented 0, 1, 2, 5, 10, 15% MOL, respectively. Each group had replicates 20 each. feeding trial lasted for 42 d. results showed MOL linearly quadratically decreased body...

The present study aimed to investigate the effects of organic acids (OA) as alternatives for antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) on performance, intestinal structure, well microbial composition and short-chain fatty (SCFAs) profiles in broilers. A total 336 newly hatched male Arbor Acres broiler chicks were randomly allocated into 3 dietary treatments including basal diet [negative control (NC)], supplemented with 5 mg/kg flavomycin, OA feed additives. Each treatment had eight replicates 14...

Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis) as in-feed probiotics is a potential alternative for antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) in the poultry industry. The current study investigated effects of B. on performance, immunity, gut microbiota, and intestinal barrier function broiler chickens. A 42-day feeding trial was conducted with total 600 1-day-old Arbor Acres broilers similar initial body weight, which randomly divided into one five dietary treatments: basal diet (Ctrl), Ctrl + virginiamycin (AGP),...

This study was conducted to evaluate the prebiotic effects of dietary xylooligosaccharide (XOS) supplementation on performance, nutrient digestibility, intestinal morphology, and gut microbiota in laying hens. In a 12-wk experiment, total 288 Hy-Line Brown layers at 50 wk age were randomly assigned into 3 treatments supplemented with XOS 0, 200 or 400 mg/kg. Each treatment had 8 replicates 12 birds each. Hens fed diets showed lower feed-to-egg ratio during 7 higher egg yolk color value...

Abstract Background Deteriorations in eggshell and bone quality are major challenges aged laying hens. This study compared the differences of quality, parameters their correlations as well uterine physiological characteristics remodeling processes hens eggs different breaking strength to explore mechanism reduction interaction. A total 240 74-week-old Hy-line Brown were selected allocated a high (HBS, 44.83 ± 1.31 N) or low (LBS, 24.43 0.57 group. Results decreased thickness, weight ratio...

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of monochromatic light stimuli during embryogenesis on breast muscle growth, chemical composition, and meat quality male broilers. Fertile broiler eggs (Arbor Acres; n = 1,320) were preweighed randomly assigned 1 3 treatment groups in modified incubators: 1) control group (in dark condition), 2) green (560 nm), 3) blue (480 nm). The lighting systems sourced from light-emitting diode lamps equalized at intensity 15 lx eggshell level. After...

This study investigated the effect of dietary Mn supplementation on eggshell quality, ultrastructure, glycosaminoglycan (GAG), and uronic acid content, mRNA protein expression Galβ1,3-glucuronosyltransferase (GlcAT-I). A total 216 layers (Hy-Line Grey) at age 50 wk were divided into 3 groups. In first 8 12-wk feeding trial, all groups fed a basal diet that met layer nutrient requirements except for Mn. last 4 wk, each group was 1 diets supplemented with levels 0, 25, or 100 mg Mn/kg. Dietary...

Gallic acid (GA), widely distributed in plants and feeds, is known to have a diverse range of activities such as anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anti-allergic, anti-mutagenic, anti-carcinogenic. The purpose this study was investigate the efficacy inclusion dietary GA at levels 0, 25, 50, 75, 100, or 150 mg/kg on growth performance, antioxidant status, jejunum intestinal morphology broiler chicks. In total, 630 one-day-old Arbor Acres (AA) male chicks were randomly allotted 6...

Dietary inclusions of baicalin and chlorogenic acid were beneficial for intestinal health in pigs. Nevertheless, it is unknown whether these plant-derived products had protection intestine against bacterial challenge chickens. This study was aimed at evaluating the potential mitigating effects plant extracts (PE) from Flos lonicerae combined with Baikal skullcap (the active components are baicalin) on disruption dysbacteriosis induced by Salmonella pullorum laying hens. A total 216 41-wk-old...

The aim of this study was to investigate how dietary supplementation tea polyphenols (TP) and catechins (TC) affect laying performance, albumen quality, ovomucin composition, magnum morphology hens in the late phase production. Two hundred seventy Hy-Line Brown (64 wk old) were assigned a basal diet (the control), supplemented with 200 mg/kg (TP200) or (TC200). Each treatment had 6 replicates 15 each. feeding trial lasted 10 wks. Over course trial, TP200 significantly increased egg...

Yellow mealworm meal (MWM) as a protein feedstuff in the broiler diet was investigated based on growth performance, hematological characteristics, carcass, and meat quality of chicks. A total 700 one-day-old Ross 308 male chicks were assigned to five dietary MWM treatments containing 0%, 2%, 4%, 8% dried or 10.48% fresh (corresponding 4% MWM). For each treatment, there seven pens with 20 each. The nutritional profile is comparable all conventional feedstuffs. significantly increased BW ADG...

Probiotic Clostridium butyricum could affect lipid metabolism in broilers. However, it is not clear whether C. improve through shaping gut microbiota and bile acid (BA) profile of laying hens. We aimed to evaluate the contributions BA potential effect on aged A total 192 60-week-old Hy-Line Brown hens were divided into 2 groups (8 replicates per group). Birds fed a basal diet supplemented with 0 or 2.7 g/kg (1.0×109 CFU/g). Samples collected at end week 8 experiment. The results showed...

High stocking density (HSD) stress has detrimental effects on growth performance, intestinal barrier function, and microbiota in intensive animal production. Organic acids (OA) are widely used as feed additives for their ability to improve performance health poultry. However, whether dietary OA can ameliorate HSD stress-induced impaired broilers remains elusive. In this study, a total of 528 one-day-old male Arbor Acres were randomly allocated into 3 treatments with 12 replicates per...

This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of supplementary Moringa oleifera leaf (MOL) on performance, egg quality, plasma parameters and organ histopathological indices layers. A total 360 27-week-old Hy-Line Grey commercial layers were randomly allotted four groups. Each group consisted six replicates with 15 birds 3 placed in one cage. The control fed a corn-soybean meal based diet experimental groups supplemented 5%, 10% or 15% MOL (MOL5, MOL10 MOL15 group). lasted for 8...