Evaluation of fennel seed meal in broiler chickens' diets: impacts on performance, carcass traits, digestive enzymes, intestinal microbiota, blood metabolites, and economic feasibility

Ghonime, Mohammed E.; Abdelazeem, Fathy; Ali, Reham A. M.; Hamed, Mohamed M.; Hassan, Waleed A.; Almutairi, Layla A.; Alqahtani, Mohammed A.; Almasoudi, Suad H.; Alagawany, Mahmoud

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-68-531-2025

Articles | Volume 68, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-68-531-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-68-531-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 68, issue 3

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15 Aug 2025

Original study |

| 15 Aug 2025

Evaluation of fennel seed meal in broiler chickens' diets: impacts on performance, carcass traits, digestive enzymes, intestinal microbiota, blood metabolites, and economic feasibility

Mohammed E. Ghonime, Fathy Abdelazeem, Reham A. M. Ali, Mohamed M. Hamed, Waleed A. Hassan, Layla A. Almutairi, Mohammed A. Alqahtani, Suad H. Almasoudi, and Mahmoud Alagawany

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Short summary

The present study evaluated the effects of fennel seed meal (FSM) on performance, carcass characteristics, lengths of digestive tract parts (cm), intestinal enzyme activity, intestinal microbiology, blood parameters, and economic efficiency in broiler chickens. It is concluded that fennel seed meal can be used in up to 20 % of broiler chicken diets to reduce feed costs without adverse effects on broilers' growth performance and public health.