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Justin J. Delver and Zachary K. Smith
Camelina sativa is an annual oilseed crop that requires low inputs. Recently, interest in camelina oil for both human use and biofuel production has increased. Camelina oil extraction is performed through two main methods, namely, mechanical expulsion an...
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Md Maruf Khan, Hyun S. Lillehoj, Youngsub Lee, Adedeji O. Adetunji, Paul C. Omaliko, Hye Won Kang and Yewande O. Fasina
Due to increasing concerns about the contamination of animal food products with antibiotic-resistant bacteria and their byproducts, phytogenic feed additives in animal diets have been explored as antibiotic alternatives. In this study, we investigated th...
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Sifiso Themba Clement Mdletshe and Ajuruchukwu Obi
The frequent failures of government-funded broiler enterprises raise concerns about the viability and wisdom of government funding for smallholders. This study therefore investigates the scope for the profitability of the small-scale broiler production a...
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Kai Qiu, Zhimin Chen, Aijuan Zheng, Wenhuan Chang, Huiyi Cai, Xin Zhang and Guohua Liu
This study aimed to disclose the effects of a new compound organic acidifier mixing with L-malic acid and L-lactic acid on broiler production. A total of 1000 1-day-old Arbor acres broiler chicks were randomly divided into two treatments of 10 replicates...
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Marcin Wegner, Dariusz Kokoszynski, Joanna Zochowska-Kujawska and Marek Kotowicz
The aim of this research is to compare the carcass composition and meat quality characteristics of spent Cobb 500 and Ross 308 broiler breeders. A total of 28 carcasses were evaluated?7 female and 7 male carcasses from each genotype. Dissection was perfo...
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Peng Yuan, Xiaojie Ren, Jiaxing Niu, Yang Liu, Libo Huang, Shuzhen Jiang, Ning Jiao, Xuejun Yuan, Weiren Yang and Yang Li
The current study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary Galla Chinensis tannin (GCT) supplementation on antioxidant capacity and gut microbiota composition in broilers. Two hundred eighty-eight Arbor Acres broiler chicks were divided into the CON g...
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João C. Gonçalves, António M. G. Lopes and José L. S. Pereira
In the present study, a numerical model was developed to predict the flow pattern inside a broiler building. The model was intended to predict the velocity fields inside the domain and the ammonia (NH3) emitted or released by litter from poultry housing....
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Tomasz Hikawczuk, Anna Szuba-Trznadel, Patrycja Wróblewska and Andrzej Wiliczkiewicz
The purpose of the experiment was to determine the effect of oat hull on the performance and morphometric measurements of the gastrointestinal tract, and to correlate the results of these measurements with the type of the determined dietary fiber in feed...
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Petru Alexandru Vlaicu, Arabela Elena Untea, Tatiana Dumitra Panaite, Mihaela Saracila, Raluca Paula Turcu and Mihaela Dumitru
As the use of antibiotics has been banned or reduced in certain countries in animal industries, the search for new alternatives to antibiotics has been and will continue to be a research subject in poultry for several years. This study aimed to evaluate ...
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