Beneficial effects of Alterion supplementation on growth metrics, intestinal histomorphology, and microbial communities in indigenous and commercial chicken breeds.

Waleed Al-Marzooqi, Ahmed Elaswad, Hani M El-Zaiat, Yasmin ElTahir, Kaadhia Al-Kharousi, Syed K Hassan

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Article in Frontiers in veterinary science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Waleed Al-Marzooqi *Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.

Ahmed Elaswad *Center of Excellence in Marine Biotechnology, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.

Hani M El-ZaiatDepartment of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.

Yasmin ElTahirDepartment of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.

Kaadhia Al-KharousiDepartment of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.

Syed K HassanProduct Development Department, Oman Flour Mills Company (S.A.O.G), Ruwi, Oman.

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This study evaluated the effects of Alterion supplementation on growth rate, feed conversion ratio, intestine morphology, carcass quality, and blood indices in both commercial and local chicken breeds. Two chicken breeds (Local Omani and Cobb 430 broilers) and two dietary treatments (Control and 0.05% Alterion) were used in a 2 × 2 factorial design. The results showed that, across both breeds, supplementation significantly improved weight gain over 42 days compared to the control. Specifically, the Alterion group exhibited a 12.1% increase in Cobb 430 and a 26.7% increase in Omani birds, with all differences being statistically significant (

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Alterionchickensgrowth performancegut microbiomeintestinal morphology

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PMID40717914

DOI10.3389/fvets.2025.1630712

PMCPMC12290415

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