Impact of heat stress on poultry health and performances, and potential mitigation strategies

S Wasti, N Sah, B Mishra - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary High environmental temperature alters the poultry health and
performances by causing heat stress. Heat stress elicits physiological, behavioral, and …

Genetic selection of broilers and welfare consequences: a review

KM Hartcher, HK Lum - World's poultry science journal, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The genetic selection of broilers over the past 60 years has focused narrowly and intensely
on production traits, namely growth rate and feed efficiency. This has led to significant …

Broiler production challenges in the tropics: A review

CC Kpomasse, OE Oke… - Veterinary Medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Under tropical climate, broiler production is encumbered by several constraints which make
it difficult for them to attain their genetic potential. The scarcity and high price of poultry feed …

[HTML][HTML] Physiological growth trend of current meat broilers and dietary protein and energy management approaches for sustainable broiler production

P Maharjan, DA Martinez, J Weil, N Suesuttajit… - Animal, 2021 - Elsevier
The food production system needs to be sustainable including poultry sector to feed the
increasing global population. An accepted economical and environmental approach of …

The gut microbiota is largely independent of host genetics in regulating fat deposition in chickens

C Wen, W Yan, C Sun, C Ji, Q Zhou, D Zhang… - The ISME …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The gut microbiota has an important role in animal health and performance, but its
contribution is difficult to determine, in particular given the effects of host genetic factors …

Influence of heat stress on poultry growth performance, intestinal inflammation, and immune function and potential mitigation by probiotics

R Ahmad, YH Yu, FSH Hsiao, CH Su, HC Liu, I Tobin… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The poultry industry sustains severe economic loss under heat stress
conditions. Heat stress adversely affects the productivity, physiological status, and immunity …

Comparison of quality traits among breast meat affected by current muscle abnormalities

G Baldi, F Soglia, L Laghi, S Tappi, P Rocculi… - Food Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
Over the past several decades, as a result of the increasing growth rate and body size of
modern hybrid birds, poultry industry has been facing up the occurrence of many breast …

Effects of prebiotics and precision biotics on performance, animal welfare and environmental impact. A review

F Leone, V Ferrante - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
This review aims to analyze the recent studies about prebiotics and precision biotics, as
alternatives to animal growth promoters. These substances improve intestinal health, growth …

Chicken harvesting machine: Animal labor, resistance, and the time of production

D Wadiwel - South Atlantic Quarterly, 2018 - read.dukeupress.edu
Emerging perspectives on the labor of animals highlight the role of non-humans in
generating value. However, few of these accounts explore the role of resistance in shaping …

Osmoregulatory function of betaine in alleviating heat stress in poultry

A Ratriyanto, R Mosenthin - Journal of animal physiology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This review focuses on the osmoregulatory function of betaine and its effect in terms of
alleviating heat stress in poultry. Poultry appear to be particularly sensitive to temperature …