Broiler production challenges in the tropics: A review

CC Kpomasse, OE Oke… - Veterinary Medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Under tropical climate, broiler production is encumbered by several constraints which make
it difficult for them to attain their genetic potential. The scarcity and high price of poultry feed …

[HTML][HTML] Hot red pepper powder as a safe alternative to antibiotics in organic poultry feed: An updated review

ME Abd El-Hack, MT El-Saadony, AR Elbestawy… - Poultry science, 2022 - Elsevier
Globally, several studies have investigated the utilization and efficacy of promising
medicinal herbal plants to enhance livestock and poultry production. The most commonly …

Thermal stress and high stocking densities in poultry farms: Potential effects and mitigation strategies

RM Bilal, F Hassan, MR Farag, TA Nasir… - Journal of Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental changes pose significant threats to agricultural activities particularly animal
production. These changes have induced major concerns which will negatively affect the …

[HTML][HTML] Meta-analysis to predict the effects of temperature stress on meat quality of poultry

EM Leishman, J Ellis, N van Staaveren, S Barbut… - Poultry science, 2021 - Elsevier
Temperature stress (TS) is a significant issue in poultry production, which has implications
for animal health and welfare, productivity, and industry profitability. Temperature stress …

The role of phytogenic feed additives in stress mitigation in broiler chickens

AI Oni, OO Adeleye, TO Adebowale… - Journal of Animal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The increase in global temperature and consumers' welfare has increased the use of
phytogenic feed additives (PFA) to mitigate the negative effects of heat stress on chickens in …

Comparison of growth performance and immune responses of broiler chicks reared under heat stress, cold stress and thermoneutral conditions

A Olfati, A Mojtahedin, T Sadeghi… - Spanish Journal of …, 2018 - sjar.revistas.csic.es
This study was conducted to compare the effects of thermal stress on growth performance
and some immunity variables of broiler chickens. Birds were randomly assigned to one of …

Selenium and/or vitamin E upregulate the antioxidant gene expression and parameters in broilers

F Elgendey, RA Al Wakeel, SA Hemeda… - BMC Veterinary …, 2022 - Springer
Background In contrast to free radicals, the first line of protection is assumed to be vitamin E
and selenium. The present protocol was designed to assess the roles of vitamin E and/or a …

Effect of heat stress, dietary electrolytes, and vitamins E and C on growth performance and blood biochemistry of the broiler chicken

ML Livingston, A Pokoo-Aikins, T Frost… - Frontiers in Animal …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Environmental heat stress creates a detriment to the welfare and performance in broiler
chickens. While there are some dietary mineral and vitamin supplements that mitigate this …

Influence of dietary lycopene on growth performance, antioxidant status, blood parameters and mortality in broiler chicken with cold-induced ascites

M Fathi, T Tanha, S Saeedyan - Archives of animal nutrition, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of dietary lycopene supplementation on
growth performance and antioxidant status of broiler chickens exposed to cold environment …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in role of chromium and its antioxidant combinations in poultry nutrition: A review

Z Haq, RK Jain, N Khan, MY Dar, S Ali, M Gupta… - Veterinary …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Poultry is reared in open side houses in most of the tropical countries, which results in huge
temperature variation in shed causing stress resulting in increased demand of antioxidant …