Poultry in commercial settings are exposed to a range of stressors. A growing body of
information clearly indicates that excess ROS/RNS production and oxidative stress are …

Silymarin (SM), an extract from the Silybum marianum (milk thistle) plant containing various
flavonolignans (with silybin being the major one), has received a tremendous amount of …

The concept of trade‐offs is central to our understanding of life‐history evolution. The
underlying mechanisms, however, have been little studied. Oxidative stress results from a …

Unlike other essential trace elements that interact with proteins in the form of cofactors,
selenium (Se) becomes co-translationally incorporated into the polypeptide chain as part of …

Global warming and climate change adversely affect livestock and poultry production
sectors under tropical and subtropical conditions. Heat stress is amongst the most significant …

Natural antioxidants have received tremendous attention over the last 3 decades. At the
same time, the attitude to free radicals is slowly changing, and their signalling role in …

Prolonged high secretion of glucocorticoids normally reflects a state of chronic stress, which
has been associated with an increase in disease susceptibility and reduction in Darwinian …

Commercial poultry production is associated with various stresses responsible for
decreasing productive and reproductive performance of growing chicks, breeders and …

Although oxidative stress is a central topic in biochemical and medical research, the number
of reports on its relevance in life‐history studies of non‐human animals is still low …

In this review, it is our aim 1) to describe the high diversity in molecular and structural
antioxidant defenses against oxidative stress in animals, 2) to extend the traditional concept …