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 …

Gut microbiota and its relationship to animal health and productivity in commercial broiler
chickens has been difficult to establish due to high variability between flocks, which derives …

Heat stress causes significant economic losses in poultry production, especially in tropical
and arid regions of the world. Several studies have investigated the effects of heat stress on …

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 …

Heat stress (HS) compromises the yield and quality of poultry products and endangers the
sustainability of the poultry industry. Despite being homeothermic, chickens, especially fast …

Abstract A total of 200 1-week-old Japanese quails were randomly allocated into five
treatment groups, each consisting of 40 unsexed birds (five replicates, eight birds each) …

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 …

Heat stress is an important environmental determinant which adversely affects the
performance of poultry worldwide. The present communication reviews the impact of heat …