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Effects of dietary inclusion of commercial toxin binders and prebiotics on performance and immune responses of broiler chicks fed aflatoxin-contaminated diets

  • 2019
  • Issue: 2
  • Volume: 49
D. Mohseni Soltani, H. Aghdam Shahryar, S.A. Hosseini, Y. Ebrahimnezhad & A. Aghashahi Page: 322 - 331

This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of the dietary inclusion of commercial toxin binders (CTs) and prebiotics on growth performance, immune responses, intestinal morphology and blood variables of broiler chicks fed with aflatoxin and non-aflatoxin-contaminated diets. Six hundred one-day-old…

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Probiotic Bacillus species and Saccharomyces boulardii improve performance, gut histology and immunity in broiler chickens

  • 2018
  • Issue: 2
  • Volume: 48
M. Manafi, M. Hedayati & S. Mirzaie Page: 379 - 389

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of a new multispecies probiotic containing four Bacillus species and Saccharomyces boulardii (Microguard®) with a commercial probiotic (Protexin®) and a commonly used antibiotic in broilers. Six hundred one-day-old male Ross…

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Whole genome study of linkage disequilibrium in Sahiwal cattle

  • 2018
  • Issue: 2
  • Volume: 48
H. Mustafa, N. Ahmad, H. J. Heather, K. Eui-soo, W. A. Khan, A. Ajmal, K. Javed, T. N. Pasha, A. Ali, J. J. Kim & T. S. Sonstegard Page: 353 - 360

The linkage disequilibrium (LD) is an important tool to study quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping and genetic selection. In this study, we identified the extent of linkage disequilibrium (LD) in Sahiwal (n = 14) cattle using the bovine high density…

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Effect of supplemental fat in low energy diets on some blood parameters and carcass characteristics of broiler chicks

  • 2011
  • Issue: 1
  • Volume: 41
A. Monfaredi, M. Rezaei & H. Sayyahzadeh Page: 24 - 32

This experiment evaluated the effects of two fat sources on performance, some blood parameters and carcass characteristics of broiler chicks. One hundred and eighty day-old broiler chicks were randomly assigned to five dietary treatments (three replicates of 12 birds per…

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