Avian liver: the forgotten organ

F Zaefarian, MR Abdollahi, A Cowieson, V Ravindran - Animals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The liver is a multi-purpose organ, with involvement in bile secretion, and
lipid, carbohydrate and protein metabolism, as well as a number of other metabolic …

Characteristics of the gastrointestinal microbial communities, with special reference to the chicken

J Apajalahti, A Kettunen, H Graham - World's Poultry Science …, 2004 - cambridge.org
Bacteria in nature appear as diverse communities, which may comprise of hundreds of
different species. The shared capacity of the bacterial communities to adapt in any …

Mandated restrictions on the use of medically important antibiotics in broiler chicken production in Canada: implications, emerging challenges, and opportunities for …

L Bean-Hodgins, EG Kiarie - Canadian Journal of Animal …, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
Chicken Farmers of Canada has been progressively phasing out prophylactic use of
antibiotics in broiler chicken production. Consequently, hatcheries, veterinarians, and …

Removal of antibiotic growth promoters from poultry diets: implications and strategies to minimise subsequent problems

M Bedford - World's Poultry Science Journal, 2000 - cambridge.org
Studies with germ-free chicks and antimicrobial compounds have indicated the significance
of the interaction between host nutrition and the intestinal microflora. This interaction has …

Influence of whole wheat and xylanase on broiler performance and microbial composition and activity in the digestive tract

RM Engberg, MS Hedemann, S Steenfeldt, BB Jensen - Poultry science, 2004 - Elsevier
An experiment was carried out to study the effect of different forms of wheat (airtight silo
stored whole wheat, conventionally stored whole wheat, and ground wheat included in …

[HTML][HTML] Xylo-oligosaccharides display a prebiotic activity when used to supplement wheat or corn-based diets for broilers

T Ribeiro, V Cardoso, LMA Ferreira, MMS Lordelo… - Poultry Science, 2018 - Elsevier
It is now well established that exogenous β-1, 4-xylanases improve the nutritive value of
wheat-based diets for poultry. Among other factors, the mechanism of action of exogenous …

The differences in intestinal viscosity produced by barley and β-glucanase alter digesta enzyme activities and ileal nutrient digestibilities more in broiler chicks than in …

M Almirall, M Francesch, AM Perez-Vendrell… - The Journal of …, 1995 - Elsevier
The objectives of this study were to determine whether intestinal viscosity caused by mixed
linked barley β-glucan depresses ileal nutrient digestibility and digestive enzyme activities …

Effects of oregano essential oil with or without feed enzymes on growth performance, digestive enzyme, nutrient digestibility, lipid metabolism and immune response of …

H Basmacioğlu Malayoğlu, Ş Baysal… - British poultry …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
1. The study was conducted to determine the effects of dietary supplementation of enzyme
and oregano essential oil at two levels, alone or together, on performance, digestive …

Effects of enzyme supplementation on performance, nutrient digestibility, gastrointestinal morphology, and volatile fatty acid profiles in the hindgut of broilers fed wheat …

ZR Wang, SY Qiao, WQ Lu, DF Li - Poultry Science, 2005 - Elsevier
A growth trial and a metabolism trial were conducted as 2 experiments to investigate the
effects of dietary enzyme supplementation (primarily xylanase and beta-glucanase) on …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of combined β-glucanase and xylanase enzymes on growth performance, nutrients utilization and gut microbiota in broiler chickens fed corn or wheat …

PM Munyaka, NK Nandha, E Kiarie, CM Nyachoti… - Poultry Science, 2016 - Elsevier
The effects of a xylanase and β-glucanase (XB) blend (2,500 U of xylanase and 250 U of β-
glucanase per kg of complete feed) on growth performance, nutrients utilization and digesta …