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ReviewFrontiers in veterinary science2025

Comprehensive analysis of the effects of high stocking density stress on broiler health.

Dongying Bai, Caifang Guo, Penghui Ma, Ziwei Wang, Xiaodie Zhao, Xiqiang Ma, Xiaolin Xie, Yi Zhang, Fangshen Guo, Yushu Zhang and 4 more

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Review in Frontiers in veterinary science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Dongying BaiDepartment of Animal Physiology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.
Caifang GuoDepartment of Animal Physiology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.
Penghui MaDepartment of Animal Physiology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.
Ziwei WangDepartment of Animal Physiology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.
Xiaodie ZhaoDepartment of Animal Physiology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.
Xiqiang MaInnovative Research Team of Livestock Intelligent Breeding and Equipment, Science & Technology Innovation Center for Completed Set Equipment, Longmen Laboratory, Luoyang, China.
Xiaolin XieInnovative Research Team of Livestock Intelligent Breeding and Equipment, Science & Technology Innovation Center for Completed Set Equipment, Longmen Laboratory, Luoyang, China.
Yi ZhangDepartment of Animal Physiology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.
Fangshen GuoDepartment of Animal Physiology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.
Yushu ZhangFaculty of Polytechnic Institute, Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, The University of Shinshu, Matsumoto, Japan.
Bingkun ZhangState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Cai ZhangDepartment of Animal Physiology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.
Wenrui ZhenDepartment of Animal Physiology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.
Yanbo MaDepartment of Animal Physiology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High stocking density (HSD) stress is a serious risk factor for poor animal health and loss of commercial productivity that affects broiler farms globally. While HSD can increase production efficiency and reduce costs, it can also lead to aggressive behavior and competition among the animals, unequal resource distribution, increased stress, disease, and loss of meat quality. Under HSD stress conditions, the redox balance is disrupted, inflammatory responses are exacerbated, immune function is impaired, and susceptibility to disease increases. This study reviewed the effects of HSD on the health of broilers, analyzing and prioritizing the associated physiological and biochemical changes. This review focuses on broiler chickens. HSD can have multiple adverse effects on poultry health, and this review evaluates nutritional strategies aimed at alleviating the negative effects of HSD stress to enhance welfare and productivity. By synthesizing current evidence, this review highlights the impacts of HSD on broiler health and welfare and identifies opportunities for nutritional interventions to mitigate these effects. This review provides a comprehensive reference for future research of HSD stress in poultry.

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broiler healthHSDinflammationmetabolic disordersoxidative damagestress

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PMID41574257
PMCPMC12819203

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