Ilias Giannenas

1. IntroductionRespiratory diseases control is crucial in all types of poultry including laying hens. Respiratory infections in layers can considerably impair bird health and welfare, as well as performance and hence profitability of flocks [1]. Although in broilers respiratory diseases mostly affect the respiratory tract itself, in layers respiratory infections affect both the airways and th ...

1. IntroductionEmerging biomarkers hold the potential to revolutionize veterinary medicine by enabling swift disease diagnosis, enhancing animal health monitoring, and optimizing welfare and production efficiency [1]. Nevertheless, the journey from biomarker identification to practical application is often fraught with challenges. Existing diagnostic tools for assessing gut health in poultry suffe ...

1. IntroductionWhey is the valuable by-product of the cheesemaking process resulting after the production of cheese, whey cheese or casein from milk. It represents 90% of the volume and 50% of the solids of milk and it is characterized by its high concentrations of water, lactose and sodium [1,2].Whey disposal is problematic, due to its high organic matter content and resultant high biological oxy ...

I. INTRODUCTION The use of feed additives such as those based on essential oils or organic acids is increasing in poultry production as a result of a number of factors including legislation on restricting antibiotic use and consumer preferences for more natural, welfare friendly poultry production. Formic and propionic acid products have a strong antimicrobial activity and have been shown to impro ...