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Articles | Volume 68, issue 2
Articles | Volume 68, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-68-311-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-68-311-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 68, issue 2
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21 May 2025
Original study |  | 21 May 2025

Enhancing meat-type chicken performance through Thymus vulgaris leaf powder supplementation by affecting serum lipid profile, stress physiology, immunity, antioxidants, cecal microbiology, and jejunal histomorphology

Mohammad T. Banday, Manzoor Wani, Fatmah M. Alqahtani, Lovita Adriani, Majid Alhomrani, Sheikh Adil, Walaa F. Alsanie, Abdulhakeem S. Alamri, and Osama Abdulaziz

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We studied whether thyme, a common herb, can improve the growth and health of chickens raised for meat. By adding different amounts of thyme powder to their feed, we found that chickens grew better and had stronger immunity, healthier guts, and an improved blood profile, especially at the 2 % level in the diet. This suggests that thyme could be a natural alternative to antibiotic additives in poultry farming.
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