Okoli Ifeanyi Charles

Poultry production systems are highly challenging. They are affected by environmental factors like temperature, ventilation, population density and other stressing agents (Rocha et al., 2014). Additionally, pathogens and mycotoxins are constantly present, which may reduce or affect the immune response of broilers.Broilers have a large amount of lymphoid tissue and immune system cells in the intest ...

Introduction and ObjectivesBetaine is of particular interest for poultry because of their short life cycle and the growth intensity. Both functions of betaine, as an efficient methyl group donor and as an organic osmolyte, play a key role especially when animals are under challenged conditions including dietary changes, heat stress, temperature stress (fluctuation between the day and night tempera ...

ABSTRACTEnteric infections such as coccidiosis and necrotic enteritis in broilers may have a large influence on the endogenous amino acids (eAA) losses within the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Although not much is known on this topic, more information is available on the effects of these diseases on the apparent ileal digestibility (AID) of amino acids. There are many factors that must be consider ...