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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2025

Tea Catechins: Potential Plant-Derived Feed Additives for Improving Chicken Intestinal Health and Productivity.

Bing Tian, Wenjing Zhuang, Yanle Fan, Yun Hu, Xiaoyan Cui, Tingting Li, Liyang Zhang, Xugang Luo, Shengchen Wang

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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9 authors.

Bing TianCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225000, China.
Wenjing ZhuangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225000, China.
Yanle FanCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225000, China.
Yun HuCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225000, China.
Xiaoyan CuiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225000, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0669-5790
Tingting LiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225000, China.
Liyang ZhangState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Mineral Nutrition Research Division, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.
Xugang LuoCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225000, China.
Shengchen WangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225000, China.

Funding

National Key R&D Program of China 2023YFD1301200the Jiangsu Shuang Chuang Ren Cai program JSSCRC2021541the Jiangsu Shuang Chuang Tuan Dui program JSSCTD202147the Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST 2022QNRC001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In response to the global antimicrobial resistance and residue issues, most countries and regions have implemented comprehensive bans on the use of growth-promoting antibiotics in animal feed formulations. Catechins are a group of polyphenolic compounds that are naturally present in many fruits and plant-derived foods, emerging as potential antibiotic-alternative additives for promoting gut health and production performance in poultry farming. The compounds demonstrate dual biological functions: mitigating oxidative tissue damage and actively remodeling gut microbiota composition by suppressing enteric pathogens (e.g.,

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antioxidant functioncatechinschickenfeed additivesgut microbiota

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PMID40509019
PMCPMC12153888

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