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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractApplication of Meal Feeding and Skip-A-Day Feeding With or Without Probiotics for Broiler Chickens Grown at High-Altitude to Prevent Ascites MortalityAli Saffar, Fariborz KhajaliProblem statement: Ascites is a common rapid-growth-related problem in broiler chickens grown at high altitude where the partial pressure of oxygen is low and is marginally adequate to support the growth performance and ascites-related variables. A mismatch between the growth of oxygen supplying organs and the oxygen demanding organs causes ascites in broiler chickens. In the present study, broilers were … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2010 · 8,701 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAssessment of Chili Pepper (Capsicum annuum) as an Additive for the Prevention of CoccidiosisJenny Piedad Lozada-Ortiz, Oscar Patricio Núñez-Torres, Jorge Ricardo Guerrero-LópezNowadays, the use of plants is an alternative for the control and treatment of diseases in the poultry industry. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of chili pepper (Capsicum annuum) as a natural additive for the prevention of coccidiosis in broilers up to 8 weeks of age. For this experiment were used 288 Ross 308 chickens … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 17, Issue 2 · 27 Apr 2022 · 6,919 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractStressors Influence on Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis Colonization in BroilersE. S. Soliman, E. Taha, K. D. Infante et al.Problem statement: Poultry industry usually exposing birds to a variety of actions and stressors includs fasting for gastrointestinal emptying before transportation and where birds are often exposed to high environmental temperature during the summer months. These environmental stressors may have influences on bird performance and susceptibility to pathogens such as Salmonella enteritidis by altering the intestinal micrbiota and changes in … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 3 · 12 Sep 2009 · 7,190 accessesView PDF Cite