Phytogenics for Poultry Technical Articles
Article published the June 4, 2021:
1. Introduction
Contamination with Salmonella affects an estimate of 20% of poultry meat [1]. This pathogen has the ability to remain viable for considerable periods of time in various biological and nonbiolog...
Article published the May 7, 2021:
1. Introduction
Monogastric animal production, in particular the poultry production sector, is growing continuously, driven mostly by the demand for meat and eggs. However, this rapidly growing industry and th...
Article published the April 28, 2021:
Article published the April 26, 2021:
I. INTRODUCTION
Management of coccidiosis has traditionally been via medication or vaccination. Anticoccidial programmes typically comprise a chemical and an ionophore component. Ionophores are under increasin...
Article published the April 20, 2021:
A 42-day study was carried out to evaluate the growth performance, immune organ weight, digestive organ weight, ceca short chain fatty acids (SCFA) profile, and ileum histomorphology responses of broiler chicke...
Article published the March 22, 2021:
I. INTRODUCTION
Over the last few decades, laying hen performance potential has largely been improved by genetic selection: egg production increased from 11.8 to 21.0 kg eggs per hen housed, FCR reduced from 3...
Article published the March 18, 2021:
Lipids represent a group of organic compounds including fatty acids or their derivatives and are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents. They are mainly made of carbon and hydrogen and, in a lesse...
Article published the March 3, 2021:
Although the first mentions to “choline” date from XIX century (In 1850, Theodore Gobley already described a substance “lecithin”, and then, in 1862, Adolph Strecker heated l...
Article published the February 24, 2021:
I. INTRODUCTION
Owing to the increased efficiency, growth rate and reduced mortality achieved, antibiotics have been used continuously in the broiler industry for decades (Cromwell, 2002) and are being questi...
Article published the February 19, 2021:
Demand for animal protein for human consumption is rising globally at an unprecedented rate. Modern poultry production practices are associated with regular use of AGPs, potentially increasing selection pressur...