Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui)
Dec 17, 2020
Necrotic enteritis (NE) is an important enteric disease in poultry and has become a major concern in poultry production in the post-antibiotic era. The infection with NE can damage the intestinal mucosa of the birds leading to impaired health and, th...
Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui)
Oct 22, 2020
Short chain fatty acids (SCFA) are the main products of indigestible carbohydrates undergoing bacterial fermentation in the hindgut, which are related to some physiological functions. This study was designed to investigate the effects of SCFA infusio...
Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui)
Oct 21, 2018
Whereas the use of probiotics is commonplace in commercial production of improved chicken strains, little is known about the impact of these live microbial feed additives in indigenous chickens in South Africa. This study investigated the effect of a...
Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui)
May 14, 2018
This present study aimed to determine the efficacy of supplementing layer diets with vitamin A (0, 8,000 and 16,000 IU/kg diet) and vitamin E (0, 250 and 500 mg/kg diet) either individually or in combination on egg production and quality, and blood h...
Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui)
Nov 2, 2017
The present study evaluated the effects of 4 typical subtropical forages on ruminal microbial community composition to formulate a better diet for buffalo. Corn straw silage, elephant grass, cassava residues and sugarcane tail silage were used as sub...
Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui)
Sep 21, 2017
The aim of this study was to investigate the combined effects of chitosan oligosaccharide (COS) and a microencapsulated CG1.0007 probiotic (PRO) on growth performance and diarrhea incidences in enterotoxigenic (ETEC) K88 challenged piglets in a 14-...
Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui)
Sep 18, 2017
The present study was to evaluate thyme and ajwain as antibiotic growth promoter substitutions on growth performance, carcass characteristics and serum biochemistry in Japanese quails (). A feeding trial was conducted over 28 d with 4 groups of Japan...
Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui)
Dec 12, 2015
Although the rumen microbiome has been reported to synthesize a rich source of symbiotic enzymes (exocellulase, endocellulase, hemicellulase and cellobiase), the digestion of tropical C grasses and browses by ruminants is still limited. Therefore, th...