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The effects of fermented milk products (kefir and yogurt) and probiotic on performance, carcass characteristics, blood parameters, and gut microbial population in broiler chickens
Mohammad Ghasemi-Sadabadi
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran
Yahya Ebrahimnezhad
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran
Abdolahad Shaddel-Tili
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran
Vahid Bannapour-Ghaffari
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Specialized Veterinary
Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran,
Iran
Hashem Kozehgari
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran
Mirmojtaba Didehvar
Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Food Science and
Technology, Payame Noor University of Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Tabriz, Iran
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Effects of mannan oligosaccharide and Curcuma xanthorrhiza essential oil on the intestinal morphologyand stress indicators of broilers subjected to cyclic heat stress
Effects of in-yolk-sac administration of carvacrol on cholesterol resorption from yolk residuals and physiological adaptive indicators in broiler chicks exposed to neonatal fasting
The effects of in ovo feeding of glutamine in broiler breeder eggs on hatchability, development of the gastrointestinal tract, growth performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens
The effect of different levels of diet total volatile nitrogen on performance, carcass characteristics and meat total volatile nitrogen in broiler chickens
Improving the fatty acid profile in egg yolk through the use of hempseed (Cannabis sativa), ginger (Zingiber officinale), and turmeric (Curcuma longa) in the diet of Hy-Line White Leghorns
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Brigitta Csernus, Csaba Szabó, Renáta Knop, Reda Gebrehaweria Kidane, Sawadi Fransisco Ndunguru, Gabriella Gulyás, Xénia Erika Ozsváth, and Levente Czeglédi
Arch. Anim. Breed., 66, 103–111, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-66-103-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-66-103-2023, 2023
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Recep Gumus and Sevda U. Gelen
Arch. Anim. Breed., 66, 17–29, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-66-17-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-66-17-2023, 2023
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Umair Ahsan, Shahram Golzar Adabi, Özge Sayın Özdemir, Ömer Sevim, Onur Tatlı, Eren Kuter, and Özcan Cengiz
Arch. Anim. Breed., 65, 183–197, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-65-183-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-65-183-2022, 2022
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Phytogenics emerged as a substitute of in-feed antibiotics following the ban on their use at subtherapeutic levels in poultry diets. However, the effects of phytogenics have been uncertain in studies conducted so far. Combined use of phytogenics and probiotics may be effective in this regard. In a nutshell, this study shows that combined use of phytogenics and Bacillus licheniformis possess the potential to improve oxidative stability of breast meat and immune response of broiler chickens.
Sugiharto Sugiharto
Arch. Anim. Breed., 65, 21–36, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-65-21-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-65-21-2022, 2022
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Stocking broilers at a high density has been a strategy to optimize the area of the cage. If the environment and rearing management are not properly managed, stocking broilers at a high density may, however, result in stressful conditions that are harmful for the production and health of broilers. To ameliorate these unfavourable effects of overcrowding stress, dietary interventions using probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, herbs, vitamins, etc. have been conducted.
Yang Liu, Yuying Yang, Ruizhi Yao, Yajie Hu, Peng Liu, Shuai Lian, Hongming Lv, Bin Xu, and Shize Li
Arch. Anim. Breed., 64, 231–243, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-64-231-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-64-231-2021, 2021
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The purpose of our study was to investigate whether glutamine and L-carnitine could be used as anti-cold stress nutrients to alleviate the adverse effects of cold stress on newborn broilers. Broilers were respectively fed with different levels of glutamine and L-carnitine according to the L16 (45) orthogonal experimental design for 3 weeks. Their interaction occurred and improved the growth performance, nutritional status and cold stress response of broilers at low temperature.
Elsayed O. S. Hussein, Gamaleldin M. Suliman, Alaeldein M. Abudabos, Abdullah N. Alowaimer, Shamseldein H. Ahmed, Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack, Mahmoud Alagawany, Ayman A. Swelum, Antonella Tinelli, Vincenzo Tufarelli, and Vito Laudadio
Arch. Anim. Breed., 62, 297–304, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-62-297-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-62-297-2019, 2019
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Magdalena Mazur-Kuśnirek, Zofia Antoszkiewicz, Krzysztof Lipiński, Joanna Kaliniewicz, and Sylwia Kotlarczyk
Arch. Anim. Breed., 62, 287–296, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-62-287-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-62-287-2019, 2019
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Increased dietary inclusion levels of vitamin E and/or polyphenols improved the antioxidant status of broilers fed low-quality oil. Dietary supplementation with vitamin E and/or polyphenols improved meat quality by better colour, higher concentrations of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, hypocholesterolemic fatty acids and a lower atherogenicity index. Polyphenols combined with vitamin E can be a valuable component of diets for broiler chickens when the problem of low-quality oil occurs.
Omid Kalvandi, Amirali Sadeghi, and Ahmad Karimi
Arch. Anim. Breed., 62, 275–286, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-62-275-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-62-275-2019, 2019
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Dietary supplementation with either 1.15, 1.30 or 1.45 times the Met requirements (as NRC recommendation) in breeder quails can alleviate the adverse effects of heat stress and improve the performance, reproduction, antioxidant status and immunity, as well as maternal antibody transmission. Supplementation of diet with 1.30 times the Met requirements could be used as a nutritional strategy in breeder quails for the alleviation of the adverse effects of heat stress.
Krzysztof Lipiński, Zofia Antoszkiewicz, Sylwia Kotlarczyk, Magdalena Mazur-Kuśnirek, Joanna Kaliniewicz, and Zbigniew Makowski
Arch. Anim. Breed., 62, 33–40, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-62-33-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-62-33-2019, 2019
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Herbs and herbal feed additives are a valuable component in broiler chicken diets, affecting, e.g., health status, productivity and meat quality. In our study a herbal formula was applied in broiler chickens fed lower energy concentration diets. An interaction between experimental factors was not found, although a gainful effect on the productivity was noticed in broiler chickens fed diets with a herbal formula.
Rojin Kazemi, Ardashir Sheikhahmadi, and Ghorbanali Sadeghi
Arch. Anim. Breed., 61, 365–371, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-61-365-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-61-365-2018, 2018
Bayram Suzer, Ilker Arican, Derya Yesilbag, and Huseyin Yildiz
Arch. Anim. Breed., 60, 439–446, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-60-439-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-60-439-2017, 2017
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This study focused on examining the effects of different levels of Saccharomyces cerevisiae on broiler tibiotarsus traits and the reduction of leg problems by identifying the pathological changes in the leg skeletal system. Yeast supplementation led to an improvement in the bone traits of broiler chickens. Therefore, the use of yeast as a feed supplement in broilers is considered an economic and convenient way of providing animal welfare and preventing commercial losses due to leg problems.
Sugiharto Sugiharto, Turrini Yudiarti, Isroli Isroli, Endang Widiastuti, and Fatan Dwi Putra
Arch. Anim. Breed., 60, 347–356, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-60-347-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-60-347-2017, 2017
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Fungal supplementation especially with the fungus C. crassa could improve antioxidant status and physiological conditions of heat-stressed broilers. Such dietary supplementation may, therefore, be beneficial for ameliorating the adverse effects of heat stress in broiler chickens.
Mahmood Habibian, Ghorbanali Sadeghi, and Ahmad Karimi
Arch. Anim. Breed., 60, 315–325, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-60-315-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-60-315-2017, 2017
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Ascites is a metabolic disorder in chickens. Hypoxemia and oxidative stress are specific characteristics in birds that develop ascites. We hypothesized that purslane, as one natural source of antioxidant and antihypoxic compounds, would attenuate the incidence and/or severity of T3-induced ascites in broilers. Supplementation of purslane powder to diet improved antioxidant status and attenuated the symptoms of ascites. However, it could not prevent the decrease in growth performance.
Amir Meimandipour, Ali Nouri Emamzadeh, and Ali Soleimani
Arch. Anim. Breed., 60, 1–7, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-60-1-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-60-1-2017, 2017
Seyed Mohammad Hosseini, Hasan Nazarizadeh, Saeede Ahani, and Masoume Vakili Azghandi
Arch. Anim. Breed., 59, 285–291, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-285-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-285-2016, 2016
Mir Hasan Beiranvand, Heshmatollah Khosravinia, Arash Azarfar, and Ezatollah Rafiei Alavai
Arch. Anim. Breed., 59, 249–257, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-249-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-249-2016, 2016
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The results of this study revealed that in-yolk-sac administration of carvacrol, as the main phenolic monoterpen in Satureja khuzestanica, had no effect on the rate of cholesterol absorption from yolk sac residuals in neonate commercial broiler chicks. This finding suggests that the hypocholesterolemic activity of carvacrol in broiler chicks might be exerted through other mechanisms rather than reduced cholesterol absorption and deserves further investigation.
Mehdi Salmanzadeh, Yahya Ebrahimnezhad, Habib Aghdam Shahryar, and Jamshid Ghiasi Ghaleh-Kandi
Arch. Anim. Breed., 59, 235–242, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-235-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-235-2016, 2016
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Effect of in ovo feeding of glutamine on hatchability, performance of broilers. Fertilized eggs were subjected to injections with glutamine (10, 20, 30, 40 or 50 mg dissolved in 0.5 mL of dionized water) on day 7 of incubation. These data suggest that the in ovo feeding of Glutamine may improve jejunum development, leading to an increased nutrient assimilation and consequently to greater performance in broiler chickens.
Farhad Fallah, Yahya Ebrahimnezhad, Naser Maheri-Sis, and Mohammad Ghasemi-Sadabadi
Arch. Anim. Breed., 59, 191–199, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-191-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-191-2016, 2016
Tausif Raza, Naila Chand, Rifat Ullah Khan, Muhammad Suhaib Shahid, and Alaeldein M. Abudabos
Arch. Anim. Breed., 59, 183–190, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-183-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-183-2016, 2016
Zhong Chen, Yong-Wei Zhou, Chen Liang, Ying-Ya Jiang, and Li-Jin Xie
Arch. Anim. Breed., 59, 97–105, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-97-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-97-2016, 2016
S. R. Riyazi, Y. Ebrahimnezhad, S. A. Hosseini, A. Meimandipour, and A. Ghorbani
Arch. Anim. Breed., 58, 425–432, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-425-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-425-2015, 2015
S. M. Hosseini, M. Afshar, S. Ahani, and M. Vakili Azghandi
Arch. Anim. Breed., 58, 407–413, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-407-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-407-2015, 2015
S. M. A. Jalali, R. Rabiei, and F. Kheiri
Arch. Anim. Breed., 58, 387–394, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-387-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-387-2015, 2015
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Dietary plant oil sources and supplementation with L-carnitine have interaction effects on the physiological response and growth performance of broiler chicks. Addition of L-carnitine to diets which contained soybean oil showed the best growth performance of chicks in comparison to sunflower oil mixes.
R. Nourmohammadi and H. Khosravinia
Arch. Anim. Breed., 58, 309–315, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-309-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-309-2015, 2015
F. Kheiri, Y. Rahimian, and J. Nasr
Arch. Anim. Breed., 58, 205–210, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-205-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-205-2015, 2015
H. Jahanpour, A. Seidavi, A. A. A. Qotbi, R. Van Den Hoven, S. Rocha e Silva, V. Laudadio, and V. Tufarelli
Arch. Anim. Breed., 58, 99–105, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-99-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-99-2015, 2015
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