Optimising Growth, Immunity, and Gene Expression in Broiler Chickens Through Dietary Threonine Levels and Oil Inclusion by Mohamed I. El‐Katcha, Mosaad A. Soltan, Heba I. Ghamry, Abeer F. El‐Nahas, Laila A. Al‐Shuraym, Ostan Mihaela, Rada Olga, Rasha E. Azab, Ahmed Abdeen, Mustafa Shukry, Set A. El‐Shobokshy

“…Methods We investigate the growth performance, feed efficiency, immune response, intestinal morphology, absorptive capacity, and expression of some genes related to the feed intake (Pro‐opiomelanocortin [POMC]), fatty acid synthesis (Acetyl‐CoA Carboxylase [ACC]), immunity (lipopolysaccharide‐induced tumour necrosis like alpha factor [LITAF]), and heat shock protein 70 (HSP70). Eight groups of chicks were used, including four dietary Thr levels (100%, 115%, 130%, or 145%) with two oil levels (mixture of sunflower 50% and soybean oils 50%): (control) and high. …”
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Effect of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol and high phytase doses on performance, vitamin D status, bone mineralization, and mechanistic target of rapamycin gene expression of broilers by L.S. Bassi, C.C.S. Martins, C.A. Lozano-Poveda, I.C. Dias, S.G. Oliveira, A. Maiorka

“…A total of 1 200 one-d-old male broiler chicks were randomly allocated from one of four dietary treatments in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement: 600 or 2 000 phytase units (FYT)/kg and with or without the inclusion of 25-OH-D3 at 69 µg/kg, with 12 replicates of 25 broilers each. …”
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The Use of Coffee Cherry Pulp Extract as an Alternative to an Antibiotic Growth Promoter in Broiler Diets by Wanaporn Tapingkae, Phatchari Srinual, Pimporn Khamtavee, Naret Pintalerd, Thanongsak Chaiyaso, Mongkol Yachai, Chanidapha Kanmanee, Chompunut Lumsangkul, Orranee Srinual

“…Five hundred 1-day-old Ross 308 chicks were randomly assigned to five groups: a basal diet control, a basal diet with antibiotic growth promoters at 0.25 g/kg, and groups supplemented with CCPE at 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 g/kg diet over 35 days. …”
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Effect of structured lipids as dietary supplements on the fatty acid profile, carcass yield, blood chemistry, and abdominal fat deposition of female broilers by Hongzeng Ai, Yee-Ying Lee, Yuxia Lu, Chin Ping Tan, Oi Ming Lai, Aijun Li, Yufei Zhang, Yong Wang, Zhen Zhang

“…A total of 100 one-week-old female broiler chicks were randomly assigned to three-tiered pens and fed five experimental diets. …”
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Dietary inclusion of Moringa oleifera leaf extracts as alternatives to antibiotic growth promoter on live performance, carcass traits, physical meat quality, and health status of b... by Al Ibne Rifat, Chondhon Chandro Bormon, Md Golam Akib, Mohammad Shamsul Ataher, Md Kamruzzaman, Amitush Dutta, Amio Kante Das, Kanan Talukder, Mahmoud Azzam, Mohammed Hamdy Farouk, Razib Das, Shad Mahfuz

“…A total of 144 Arbour Acres broilers were randomly assigned into 3 experimental groups (eight replicates having six chicks), naming control (received a basal diet with fresh drinking water), antibiotic (75 mg chlortetracycline/L of drinking water), and MLE (50 ml Moringa oleifera leaf extracts/L of drinking water). …”
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Effects of isoquinoline alkaloids as an alternative to antibiotic on oxidative stress, inflammatory status, and cecal microbiome of broilers under high stocking density by Kittisak Insawake, Thaweesak Songserm, Ornprapun Songserm, Atthawoot Plaiboon, Nitipong Homwong, Kazeem D. Adeyemi, Konkawat Rassmidatta, Yuwares Ruangpanit

“…A total of 1,500 one-day-old male Ross 308 chicks were randomly assigned to five treatment groups, with 10 replicate pens per group and 30 birds per pen, for 37 days. …”
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Tryptophan and/or canthaxanthin in quail diets: effects on performance, carcass traits, hematology, blood chemistry and hepatic antioxidant capacity by Khaled H. El-Kholy, Mohamed E. Sokariaa, Mohammed F. El Basuini, Sara F. Fouda, Tarek A. Ebeid, Ibrahim T. El-Ratel, Mahmoud M. Azzam, Alessandro Di Cerbo, Ahmed A. Elolimy, Mahmoud Madkour, Mahmoud Alagawany

“…Each group consisted of five replicates, with 10 birds per replicate. Chicks in group 1 (T1) served as the control and were fed a basal diet without any supplementation from week 1 to week 5. …”
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Effects of dietary processed former foodstuffs on slaughter performance and meat quality in broilers by Karthika Srikanthithasan, Marta Gariglio, Elena Diaz Vicuna, Margherita Profiti, Andrea Giorgino, Edoardo Fiorilla, Marta Castrica, Dino Miraglia, Sihem Dabbou, Flavia Gasperi, Ana Cristina Barroeta Lajusticia, Iolanda Altomonte, Rosalba Roccatello, Achille Schiavone, Claudio Forte

“…Two hundred and one-day-old male chicks (ROSS-308) were divided into four dietary groups with increasing levels of cFF (0, 6.25%, 12.5% and 25%) named cFF0, cFF6.25, cFF12.5 and cFF25, respectively. …”
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Effects of organic acid blends on the growth performance, intestinal morphology, microbiota, and serum lipid parameters of broiler chickens by Swapnali Waghmare, Mahesh Gupta, K.B. Bahiram, J.P. Korde, Rekha Bhat, Yashwant Datar, Pushpendra Rajora, M.M. Kadam, Megha Kaore, N.V. Kurkure

“…A total of 120-day-old chicks with similar live body weights were randomly divided into four groups. …”
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Rectal temperature and heat transfer dynamics in the eye, face, and breast of broiler chickens exposed to moderate heat stress by Moustafa Yehia, Amani Askri, Ahlem Achour, Jean-Michel Allard Prus, Véronique Ouellet, Nabeel Alnahhas

“…To achieve this, 900 Ross 308 chicks were divided into TN and HS groups, with the HS group subjected to cyclical heat stress (30°C, 45 % RH) from day 28 to day 33 post-hatch. …”
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Effect of supplemental dietary phytogenic blends on growth performance, jejunal histomorphometry, and jejunal immunity of broiler chickens by A. Ceylan, P. Saçaklı, Ö. Özgenç Çınar, M. S. Ramay, U. Ahsan, U. Ahsan, J. A. Harijaona, A. G. Bayraktaroğlu, F. Manghebati, A. Calik

“…For this purpose, a total of 300 Ross 308 male broiler chicks that were 1 d old were randomly allocated to five experimental groups. …”
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Effect of spirulina supplementation on growth, immunity, antioxidant status and pathomorphological perspectives in broilers exposed to dietary aflatoxin B1 by Ayman S. Salah, Antonia Lestingi, Mahmoud S. El-Tarabany, Marwa Mostafa, Rania Samir Zaki, Mahmoud M. Azzam, Alessandro Di Cerbo, Mahmoud Alagawany, Ahmed Fotouh

“…Two hundred (200) unsexed, 1-day-old broiler chicks (Ross 308) were divided into four treatment diet groups, each consisting of 50 birds. …”
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Yeast cell wall polysaccharides accelerate yet in-feed antibiotic delays intestinal development and maturation via modulating gut microbiome in chickens by Fangshen Guo, Jianing Qiao, Zeqiong Hu, Jia Huang, Ruichen Bi, Waseem Abbas, Wenrui Zhen, Yuming Guo, Zhong Wang

“…Abstract Background It is important to promote intestinal development and maturation of chicks for feed digestion and utilization, intestinal health, and disease resistance. …”
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miR124a-3p inhibitor alleviates AFB1-induced hepatoxicity via targeting chicken glucocorticoid receptor mRNA by Mindie Zhao, Liang Chen, Yulan Zhao, Jie Liu, Huimin Chen, Ruqian Zhao

“…In this study, four-day-old broiler chicks were randomly divided into control group (CON) and AFB1 group (AFB1). …”
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Probiotic Supplementation Alleviates Corticosterone-Induced Fatty Liver Disease by Regulating Hepatic Lipogenesis and Increasing Gut Microbiota Diversity in Broilers by Yuyan Feng, Wenqing Mei, Qu Chen, Xiaojing Chen, Yingdong Ni, Mingming Lei, Jie Liu

“…We demonstrate for the first time that the supplementation of probiotics to chicks had a beneficial effect on preventing fatty liver disease through regulating lipogenic gene expression and improving the gut microbial balance. …”
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Assessing the effects of a mixed Eimeria spp. challenge on performance, intestinal integrity, and the gut microbiome of broiler chickens by Danielle Graham, Victor M. Petrone-Garcia, Xochitl Hernandez-Velasco, Makenly E. Coles, Marco A. Juarez-Estrada, Juan D. Latorre, Jianmin Chai, Stephanie Shouse, Jiangchao Zhao, Aaron J. Forga, Roberto Senas-Cuesta, Lauren Laverty, Kristen Martin, Carolina Trujillo-Peralta, Ileana Loeza, Latasha S. Gray, Billy M. Hargis, Guillermo Tellez-Isaias

“…At day-of-hatch, 240 off-sex male broiler chicks were randomized and allocated to one of two treatment groups. …”
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Effects of Conditioning Temperature on Pellet Quality, Nutrients Digestibility, and Metabolizable Energy of Broilers Diet by Seyedeh Vajiheh Shakhese Emampour, Abolghasem Golian, Heydar Zarghi, Ali Reza Hesabi Nameghi

“…A total of 200 one-day-old male chicks (Ross 308) were purchased from a commercial hatchery, reared on floor covered with wood shavings and the Ross 308 guideline up to 11-day-old. …”
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Isoleucine at position 137 of haemagglutinin acts as a mammalian adaptation marker of H9N2 avian influenza virus by Weiwei Ma, Chenyang Ren, Lin Shi, Bo Meng, Yali Feng, Ying Zhang

“…A series of reassortants between CKLN/07 and CKLN/17 were generated and their chick embryo lethality was assessed. We found that the isoleucine (I) residue at position 137 (H3 numbering) in the haemagglutinin (HA) was responsible for the chick embryo lethality of the H9N2 virus. …”
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Automated Segmentation and Object Classification of CT Images: Application to In Vivo Molecular Imaging of Avian Embryos by Alexander Heidrich, Jana Schmidt, Johannes Zimmermann, Hans Peter Saluz

“…Background. Although chick embryogenesis has been studied extensively, there has been growing interest in the investigation of skeletogenesis. …”
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Does the vicinity of the Black-Headed Gull colony (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) increase the breeding success of the Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) on the islands of the middle Vistul... by Dariusz Bukackiński, Monika Bukacińska, Milena Grabowska

“…However, STH nests in the neighborhood of the LAR colony were established much earlier and both the hatching success and chick survival of STH during the early-chick stage were twice as high. …”
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