ArticleJournal of Zhejiang University. Science. B
Effects of taurine and housing density on renal function in laying hens.
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- Effects of dietary taurine supplementation on polyunsaturated fatty acids, cholesterol, and egg quality of egg of hens.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Impact of Dietary Supplementation of Cysteamine on Egg Taurine Deposition, Egg Quality, Production Performance and Ovary Development in Laying Hens.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Taurine as a Natural Antioxidant: From Direct Antioxidant Effects to Protective Action in Various Toxicological Models.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Redox Homeostasis in Poultry: Regulatory Roles of NF-κB.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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Abstract
This study investigated the putative protective effects of supplemental 2-aminoethane sulfonic acid (taurine) and reduced housing density on renal function in laying hens. We randomly assigned fifteen thousand green-shell laying hens into three groups: a free range group, a low-density caged group, and a high-density caged group. Each group was further divided equally into a control group (C) and a taurine treatment group (T). After 15 d, we analyzed histological changes in kidney cells, inflammatory mediator levels, oxidation and anti-oxidation levels. Experimental data revealed taurine supplementation, and rearing free range or in low-density housing can lessen morphological renal damage, inflammatory mediator levels, and oxidation levels and increase anti-oxidation levels. Our data demonstrate that taurine supplementation and a reduction in housing density can ameliorate renal impairment, increase productivity, enhance health, and promote welfare in laying hens.
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