Consumer demands for chickens raised without the use of antibiotics, legislative restrictions,
and trade opportunities have encouraged many integrators within the poultry industry to …

Poultry production has undergone a substantial increase compared to the livestock
industries since 1970. However, the industry worldwide is now facing challenges with the …

United States is the largest producer and the second largest exporter of broiler meat in the
world. In the US, broiler production is largely converting to antibiotic-free programs which …

The use of antimicrobial agents as feed additives in poultry production is a public health
concern due to the overall increase in antimicrobial resistance. Although some alternative …

The use of antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) has historically been the most important
prophylactic strategy for the control of Necrotic Enteritis (NE) caused by some Clostridium …

The intestinal ecosystem of poultry has been inevitably changed as a result of the ban of
antimicrobial growth promoters. The re-emergence of necrotic enteritis has been the most …

Stocking density is a management factor which has critical implications for the poultry
industry. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of high stocking density as …

ABSTRACT A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the role of
Eimeria species, dose and inoculation time, on performance and infection outcomes of …

The present study was designed to determine the efficacy of a novel multicomponent
mycotoxin detoxifying agent (MMDA) containing modified zeolite (Clinoptilolite), Bacillus …

Heat stress is a physical environmental stressor, which can affect performance, health and
welfare of poultry. The present study investigates the effect of cyclic acute heat stress as a …