The use of antibiotics to maintain animal well‐being, promote growth and improve efficiency
has been practised for more than 50 years. However, as early as the 1950s, researchers …

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 …

Oxidative stress (OS) is a major concern that impacts the overall health of chickens in
modern production systems. It is characterized by an imbalance between antioxidant …

Stress is a biological adaptive response to restore homeostasis, and occurs in every animal
production system, due to the multitude of stressors present in every farm. Heat stress is one …

Simple Summary Due to the common occurrence of environmental stressors worldwide,
many studies have investigated the detrimental effects of heat stress on poultry production. It …

Simple Summary The demand for poultry production is growing along with the human
population, and supplying sufficient animal protein remains an ultimate priority. Securing …

Genetic differences alter the type and degree of hens' responses and their ability to adapt to
a stressor. This study examined the effects of genotypic variations on the productivity and …

Objective This study was conducted to investigate the effects of normal and heat stress
environments on growth performance and, selected physiological and immunological …

Background: Heat stress remains a major environmental factor affecting poultry production.
With growing concerns surrounding climate change and its antecedent of global warming …

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 …