Several studies have reported a wide range of severe health effects as well as clinical signs,
when livestock animals are exposed to high concentration of mycotoxins. However, little is …

A global population of already more than seven billion people has led to an increased
demand for food and water, and especially the demand for meat. Moreover, the cost of feed …

Animal agriculture contributes significantly to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions—an
estimated 12%-20% of total anthropogenic emissions. This has led both governmental and …

Background Wenchang chickens are one of the most popular local chicken breeds in the
Chinese chicken industry. However, the low feed efficiency is the main shortcoming of this …

This study compared the profitability of commercially prepared feed and farmers' own
prepared feed for layer production as well as the factors that influence the preference of a …

Background Feed efficiency is a crucial economic trait in poultry industry. Both host genetics
and gut microbiota influence feed efficiency. However, the associations between gut …

Improving feed efficiency is one of the main goals of chicken breeding and production. The
function of the digestive system, where feed is digested and nutrients are absorbed, is …

Feed consumption accounts for the major cost of broiler production. Improving the efficiency
of feed utilization is a primary goal in breeding strategies, although few studies have focused …

Background Improving feed efficiency is one of the important breeding targets for poultry
industry. The aim of current study was to investigate the breast muscle transcriptome data of …

The effect of mycotoxins (MT) on broiler performance without or with the inclusion of yeast
cell wall extract (YCWE, Mycosorb, Alltech, Inc., KY) was evaluated in a random-effects meta …