Effects of cinnamon, rosemary and oregano on growth performance, blood biochemistry, liver enzyme activities, excreta microbiota and ileal morphology of Campylobacter jejuni‐challe... by Zahra Alimohammadi, Hassan Shirzadi, Kamran Taherpour, Enayat Rahmatnejad, Ali Khatibjoo

“…Except for the NC group, all chicks were orally challenged with 2 × 108 CFU/mL C. jejuni daily from days 21–25. …”
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Assessment of Biosecurity Status in Commercial Chicken Farms Found in Bishoftu Town, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia by Abdulbari Ismael, Adem Abdella, Shihun Shimelis, Asamenew Tesfaye, Yimer Muktar

“…In addition, 26 (59.09%) farms were easily accessed by wild birds, each of 42 (95.45%) farms purchased day-old chicks and feed, and 40 (90.91%) shared trucks with other farms as well. …”
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Influence of green tea powder on the performance, nutrient utilisation, caecal microbiota profile and meat quality of broiler chickens by D.V. Thomas, A.L. Molan, Y. Singh, V. Ravindran

“…A total of 144, one-day-old broiler (Ross 308) chicks were allocated to 18 cages (eight broilers/cage) which were randomly assigned to one of three dietary treatments: a wheat-based basal diet or supplemented with one of two types of green tea; normal (N-GT) or selenium-rich (Se-GT) tea, at an inclusion rate of 1%. …”
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Effect of Vernonia amygdalina leaf meal on growth performance, intestinal mucosa activity, digestive enzymes, absorption capacity, and immunity in broiler chickens by B.M. Tokofai, B.M. Orounladji, K. Idoh, O.E. Oke, A. Agbonon

“…Two hundred and forty, one-day-old male Cobb 500 broiler chicks were randomly divided into four groups: an unsupplemented control and VA-1, VA-3 and VA-5 receiving VALM incorporation at concentrations of 1, 3 and 5 g/kg, respectively. …”
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Analysis of the Production and Economic Indicators of Broiler Chicken Rearing in 2020–2023: A Case Study of a Polish Farm by Michalina Adaszyńska-Skwirzyńska, Paweł Konieczka, Mateusz Bucław, Danuta Majewska, Arkadiusz Pietruszka, Sławomir Zych, Danuta Szczerbińska

“…In the years studied, the cost of feed accounted for 69.6–76.1% of the total production costs, chicks 15.0–19.7%, and labor costs 1.59–2.39%. In all of the analyzed production cycles, the PI of broiler chicken rearing was above 100, averaging 120.48%, and the average profit per bird was 0.46 EUR. …”
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Immunogenicity of Type IV Pilin Proteins from <i>Clostridium perfringens</i> in Chickens by Audrey Charlebois, Nicolas Deslauriers, Lila Maduro, Martine Boulianne

“…Chickens were immunized twice with 50 µg of recombinant proteins and adjuvant, resulting in a good and specific serum antibody response. Next, one-day-old chicks were injected three times with the same vaccines, and then infected with <i>C. perfringens</i>. …”
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Nanotechnological Plastic Flooring: Implications for Broiler Chicken Performance, Health, and Carcass Quality by Bruna Barreto Przybulinski, Rodrigo Garófallo Garcia, Maria Fernanda de Castro Burbarelli, Irenilza de Alencar Naas, Claudia Marie Komiyama, Fabiana Ribeiro Caldara, Vivian Aparecida Rios de Castilho Heiss, Kelly Mari Pires de Oliveira, Renata Pires de Araújo, Jean Kaique Valentim

“…A total of 1500 Ross 408^® male broiler chicks were randomly assigned to five treatment groups: wood shavings (WS), plastic flooring (PF), a 50/50 mix of plastic flooring and wood shavings (PF + WS), plastic flooring with antimicrobial additives (PFA), and a 50/50 mix of antimicrobial plastic flooring and wood shavings (PFA + WS). …”
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Oxidative Stability of the Meat of Broilers Fed Diets Supplemented with Various Levels of Blackcurrant Extract (Ribes nigrum L.) during Different Time Period by Kamil Sierżant, Małgorzata Korzeniowska, Barbara Król, Janusz Orda, Aneta Wojdyło

“…A number of 120 fifteen-d-old Hubbard Flex male chicks (initial BW 363.5 ± 22.9 g) were randomly allocated to five groups: the control and four treatments (6 replicates, 4 birds per cage in each group). …”
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A comparative evaluation of antibiotic and synbiotic supplementation on production performance and necrotic enteritis severity in broilers during an experimental necrotic enteritis... by Bikas Raj Shah, Walid Ghazi Al Hakeem, Revathi Shanmugasundaram, Ramesh K. Selvaraj

“…A total of 360 day-old chicks were randomly assigned to four treatment groups: Antibiotic, Challenge + Antibiotic, Synbiotic, and Challenge + Synbiotic, each with 6 replicates. …”
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Spring reproductive success influences autumnal malarial load in a passerine bird by Pigeault, Romain, Cozzarolo, Camille-Sophie, Wassef, Jérôme, Gremion, Jérémy, Bastardot, Marc, Glaizot, Olivier, Christe, Philippe

“…However, the birds which fledged the more chicks had higher parasitemia in autumn, which was not associated with their parasitemia in previous spring. …”
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Heterogeneity of avian infectious bronchitis virus population by Ye. V. Ovchinnikova, L. O. Scherbakova, S. N. Kolosov, A. N. Andriyasova, N. G. Zinyakov, Z. B. Nikonova, A. A. Kozlov, P. B. Akshalova, D. A. Altunin, D. B. Andreychuk

“…The samples of internal organs and blood, as well as oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs were taken from chicks and layers of different ages in the parent and replacement flocks. …”
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Comparative study of the production potential of indigenous poultry breeds of Banat naked neck and Svrljig hen: Reproductive parameters and egg quality by Škrbić Zdenka, Petričević Veselin, Rakonjac Simeon, Dosković Vladimir, Tolimir Nataša, Bogosavljević-Bošković Snežana, Lukić Miloš

“…The egg hatching properties were examined based on the percentage of chicks hatching in relation to the number of laid and fertilized eggs. …”
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Attenuating susceptibility to ascites in cold‐stressed broiler chickens fed canola meal‐based diets by supplementing arginine or guanidinoacetic acid, either alone or in combinatio... by Negin Delfani, Mohsen Daneshyar, Parviz Farhoomand, Sina Payvastegan, Younes Ali Alijoo, Gholamreza Najafi

“…Method A total of 450 one‐day‐old male broiler chicks were randomly allocated to 30 floor pens with 6 replications for each of the 5 treatments. …”
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Tracking the Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance in <i>Enterococcus</i> Within the Spanish Poultry Industry: Insights from a One Health Approach by Josep Garcia-Llorens, Isaac Monroy, Jan Torres-Boncompte, Jose M. Soriano, Pablo Catalá-Gregori, Sandra Sevilla-Navarro

“…<b>Results</b>: <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i> (62.3%) and <i>Enterococcus faecium</i> (29.77%) were the predominant species, primarily isolated from broilers (74.88%), with the highest frequency observed in one-week-old chicks (31.16%). High resistance rates to tetracyclines and streptogramins were identified, while resistance to vancomycin (0.47%) and tigecycline (3.03%) was low. …”
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The effect of different energy sources on growth performance, abdominal fat depasition and fatty liver syndrome in broilers. ii. the effect on fatty liver syndrome by Şakir Doğan TUNCER, Reşat AŞTI, Behiç COŞKUN, Hüdaverdi ERER, Mehmet Ali TEKEŞ

“…Four hundred male and 400 femal dayold Arbro 7 were randomly distributed by sex into sixteen pens with each pen containing 50 chicks.<p> In eight experimental rations, 1. Corn (M); 2. …”
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Effects of High‐Fructose Corn Syrup Addition to Broiler Diets on Performance, Carcass Yield, Visceral Weights, Gut pH and Some Blood Parameters by Gökhan Şen, Mehmet Demirci, Şevket Evci, Ali Şenol, Mehmet Akif Karsli

“…Methods A total of 120 Ross 308 chicks at the age of 0 day were divided into three main groups with four subgroups each. …”
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Flavonoids, Isoquinoline Alkaloids, and Their Combinations Affect Growth Performance, Inflammatory Status, and Gut Microbiome of Broilers Under High Stocking Density and Heat Stres... by Kittisak Insawake, Thaweesak Songserm, Ornprapun Songserm, Yongyuth Theapparat, Kazeem D. Adeyemi, Konkawat Rassmidatta, Yuwares Ruangpanit

“…A total of 2100 one-day-old male Ross 308 broiler chicks were distributed into 70 replicates, randomly assigned to one of seven dietary treatments and raised during the summer for 37 days. …”
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Wound Management Property of a Hydroethanolic Leaf Extract of Cnestis ferruginea DC by Jibira Yakubu, G. A. Koffuor, Talent Atsu-Nunyawu, Jeremiah Aboagye, Irene Aasam Aabeinir, Fasilatu Alhassan, Lord Christian Ocran, Philomena Entsie

“…Reduction in thigh oedema and pain threshold, in 7-day-old chicks, were assessed by carrageenan-induced oedema and Randall-Sellito pressure models, respectively. …”
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Intestinal barrier function, caecal microbiota and growth performance of thermoneutral or heat stressed broiler chickens fed reduced crude protein diets supplemented with guanidino... by Reza Barekatain, Vivienne Inhuber, Nishchal Sharma, Tanya Nowland, Thi Thu Hao Van, Robert J. Moore, David Cadogan

“…Day-old male Ross 308 chicks were assigned to 64 pens (10 birds each) in two rooms. …”
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Maximizing the performance of heat stressed broilers by optimizing starch-to-lipid ratios, digestible amino acid, and metabolizable energy during the finisher phase by Dilshaan Duhra, Denise Beaulieu, Tory Shynkaruk, Juliano C. de Paula Dorigam, Rose Whelan, Karen Schwean-Lardner

“…The mixtures allowed varying S:L ratios (4:1 to 20:1), DigLys (0.80 to 1.30 %), and AME (2800 to 3300 kcal/kg) content of diets. sex-separated (n = 6,864) Ross 708 broiler chicks were placed in separate rooms (5 male and 4 female) with a pen stocking density of 31 kg/m2. …”
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