Immune response, hematological traits, biochemical blood parameters, and histological status of laying hens influenced by dietary chitosan-oligosaccharides

• Published in: Poultry science Vol. 102; no. 9; p. 102834
• Main Authors: Youssef, Islam M., Khalil, Hassan A., Shakoori, Afnan M., Bagadood, Rehab M., Alyahyawi, Areej Y., Alhazzaa, Rasha A., Fakiha, Khloud G., Nasr, Samia, Abo-Samra, Maher A., Hassan, Magdy S., Halim, Haiam S. Abd El, El-Hack, Mohamed E. Abd, Jaremko, Mariusz, Al-Nemi, Ruba, Youssef, Khaled M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 01.09.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: alanine transaminase; avian influenza; blood serum; chickens; chitosan; chitosan-oligosaccharide; cholesterol; diet; hematocrit; hemoglobin; histology; ileum; immune response; immunoglobulins; Immunology, Health and Disease; laying hen; Newcastle disease; physiological trait; testes; AST; COS; RBCs; AI; IgG; ALT; physiological trait; chitosan-oligosaccharide; IgM; HDL; WBCs; immune response; LDL; ND; laying hen

This experiment aimed to examine the effect of chitosan-oligosaccharides (COS) supplementation in laying hens' diets affected their immune response, hematological characteristics, blood biochemical parameters, and histological status. At the age of 34 wk, 200 laying hens and 20 cocks of the Man...