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Dietary strategies to alleviate high-stocking-density-induced stress in broiler chickens – a comprehensive review
Sugiharto Sugiharto
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Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Central Java, 50275 Indonesia
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Short summary
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.
Stocking broilers at a high density has been a strategy to optimize the area of the cage. If the...