Comparative impact of conventional and alternative gut health management programs on gastrointestinal responses in broiler chickens raised in commercial and research settings

• Published in: Journal of applied poultry research Vol. 31; no. 3; p. 100282
• Main Authors: Bean-Hodgins, L., Mohammadigheisar, M., Edwards, A.M., Kiarie, E.G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.09.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: antibiotics; broiler; digesta short chain fatty acid; gut health; histomorphology; organ weight; gut health; organ weight; antibiotics; digesta short chain fatty acid; histomorphology; broiler

Gut health management programs are developed to support growth performance and livability of broiler chickens reared in the absence of antibiotics. Identifying the impact of gut health management programs on gastrointestinal responses would improve the understanding of how the gastrointestinal tract...