Phytogenics for Poultry Technical Articles
Article published the July 6, 2017:
Abstract
1. This study was conducted to determine the effects of hempseed (HS) on performance, egg traits, serum lipid profile and antioxidant activity in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica).
2. A tot...
Article published the June 21, 2017:
The gastrointestinal tract is confronted with a cornucopia of diverse chemicals, pathogens and physicochemical states that it must analyze and react to appropriately to optimize nutrition and to defen...
Article published the June 21, 2017:
Introduction
To prevent the risk of developing pathogens resistant to antibiotics and also to satisfy consumer demand for a food chain free of drugs, the use of in-feed antibiotics in the European Union w...
Article published the June 15, 2017:
INTRODUCTION
There has been recent concern about the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in animal production due to their negative effect on human health. Plants are now used as alternatives to synthetic a...
Article published the June 15, 2017:
Article published the June 1, 2017:
Necrotic enteritis (NE) and avian coccidiosis are among the most important infectious diseases in commercial poultry production, both resulting in field outbreaks with substantial mortality(1–4). The aeti...
Article published the May 12, 2017:
Introduction
Plants derivatives are a source of natural additives such as herbs and their extracts can be valuable alternatives as they play a significant role in health and nutrition. They have many f...
Article published the April 20, 2017:
Nowadays layer breeds show a steadily increasing persistency and prolonged lifetime production period. This is mainly due to genetic improvements but nevertheless, management and especially nutrition of the now...
Article published the December 12, 2016:
Introduction
Usage of antibiotics concerning animal nutrition and as antimicrobial growth promoters is undoubtedly beneficial for the improvement of zootechnical performance parameters and prevention of diseas...
Article published the December 2, 2016:
INTRODUCTION
Nowadays, there are a lot of concerns to finding non-synthetic alternatives for antibiotics among the researchers. The positive effects of herbal plants on broilers have been reported by many&nbs...