Dietary factors improving eggshell quality: An updated review with special emphasis on microelements and feed additives

S Świątkiewicz, A Arczewska-Włosek… - World's Poultry …, 2015 - cambridge.org
The objective of this review is to update and discuss the current findings from studies with
laying hens on dietary factors that can beneficially affect eggshell quality, with special …

Addition of grape pomace flour in the diet on laying hens in heat stress: Impacts on health and performance as well as the fatty acid profile and total antioxidant …

JH Reis, RR Gebert, M Barreta, MM Boiago… - Journal of thermal …, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the addition of grape pomace flour (GPF) in
the diet of laying hens at the end of the productive cycle and on heat stress could exert …

Comparison of two herbal essential oils, probiotic, and mannan-oligosaccharides on egg production, hatchability, serum metabolites, intestinal morphology, and …

M Hajiaghapour, V Rezaeipour - Livestock Science, 2018 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to examine the effects of 2 essential oils, including ajwain
essential oil (AEO; Trachyspermum ammi L.) and dill essential oil (DEO; Anethum …

Essential Oils as a Dietary Additive for Laying Hens: Performance, Egg Quality, Antioxidant Status, and Intestinal Morphology: A Meta-Analysis

JF Orzuna-Orzuna, A Lara-Bueno - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation with essential
oils (EOs) on egg production and quality, antioxidant status in blood serum, and the …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of dried thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) leaves on performance, some egg quality traits and immunity in laying hens

S Yalcin, H Eser, İ Onbaşilar, S Yalcin - … Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi, 2020 - dergipark.org.tr
The aim of the present study was to investigate the usage of thyme leaves and its effects on
performance, some egg quality traits and humoral immunity in laying hens. A total of 108 …

Effect of adding lavender oil to laying quail diets on performance, egg quality, oxidative status, and fatty acid profile

A Özbilgin, K Kara - Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2023 - Springer
This study aims to investigate the effects of lavender essential oil on performance, egg
quality parameters in quails, malondialdehyde (MDA) in fresh and stored (28 days at+ 4° C) …

Astragalus polysaccharide supplementation improves production performance, egg quality, serum biochemical index and gut microbiota in Chongren hens

H Lv, Y Tang, H Zhang, S Li, Z Fan - Animal Science Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This research aimed to determine whether the astragalus polysaccharide (AP) can improve
the production performance and gut microbiota in Chongren hens. 120 Chongren hens (240 …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of essential oils on egg production and feed efficiency as influenced by laying hen breed: A meta-analysis

A Darmawan, E Öztürk, E Güngör, Ş Özlü… - Veterinary …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Materials and Methods: The articles were obtained from the Web of Science, Scopus,
Science Direct, and PubMed using the search terms “essential oils,”“laying hens,” and …

Processing and characterization of environmentally friendly composites from biobased polyethylene and natural fillers from thyme herbs

N Montanes, D Garcia-Sanoguera, VJ Segui… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2018 - Springer
The main aim of this research work is to assess the potential of a distillery waste from thyme
as multifunctional filler in natural fiber reinforced plastics (NFRP) with biobased polyethylene …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of dietary vitamin E, selenium and their combination on concentration of selenium, MDA, and antioxidant enzyme activities in some tissues of laying …

Ş Çelebi - Pak. J. Zool, 2019 - researcherslinks.com
This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary vitamin-E (α-tocopherol
acetate), selenium (selenomethionine) and their combination on Se concentration in liver …