ArticleAnimal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui)2019
Influence of fibre and betaine on development of the gastrointestinal tract of broilers between hatch and 14 d of age.
Article in Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Salmonella infection in chickens: pathogen, pathogenesis, and dietary non-drug feed additives as alternatives to antibiotics - a comprehensive review.Folia microbiologica · 2026Review
- Dietary Supplementation with Multi-strain Probiotic Formulation (Bifidobacterium B8101, Lactobacillus L8603, Saccharomyces bayanus S9308, and Enterococcus SF9301), Betaine or their Combination Promotes Growth Performance Via Improving Intestinal Development in Broilers.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2025Article
- Optimizing Poultry Nutrition to CombatMicroorganisms · 2024Review
- Betaine addition to the diet alleviates intestinal injury in growing rabbits during the summer heat through the AAT/mTOR pathway.Journal of animal science and biotechnology · 2024Article
- Integration of metagenomic and metabolomic insights into the effects of microcystin-LR on intestinal microbiota ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
- Effects of Nano Emulsified Vegetable Oil and Betaine on Growth Traits and Meat Characteristics of Broiler Chickens Reared under Cyclic Heat Stress.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Dietary Betaine Improves Intestinal Barrier Function and Ameliorates the Impact of Heat Stress in Multiple Vital Organs as Measured by Evans Blue Dye in Broiler Chickens.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2019Article
- A mutated rabbit defensin NP-1 produced by Chlorella ellipsoidea can improve the growth performance of broiler chickens.Scientific reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
An experiment was designed to determine the influence of fibre and betaine on the development of the intestine, liver and pancreas of broilers from hatch to 14 d of age. A total of 250-day-old Cobb 500 male broilers were allocated to 16 cages with 15 broilers each. Treatments were arranged in a 2 × 4 factorial design, consisting of 2 feed formulations (low and high fibre diets) and 4 levels of betaine (0, 1, 3 or 5 kg/t). At hatch, 10 birds in total were euthanised, and samples of the liver, pancreas, yolk sac and intestine were collected for reference of the analysed parameters before the start of the trial. On d 4, 9 and 14, 5 birds per cage (10 birds per treatment) were selected, euthanised and treated as the same as the birds at hatch. Villus height and width and crypt depth were determined on the duodenum samples, and absorptive area was calculated. The number of enterocytes in mitosis at the villus was determined by a positive reaction to antibody for Ki67 protein, and fused villus was evaluated visually. The relative weight of the yolk sac reduced (
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