Effects of probiotic and butyrate-based feed additives on growth performance, carcass yield and gut health of broiler chickens.

AbdelRahman Abdelhady, Salah El-Safty, Mosaad Hashim, Mrwan Abdelaziz, Moataz Fathi, Mona A M Hemida

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Article in Veterinary and animal science, 2026. 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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AbdelRahman AbdelhadyPoultry Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, HadayekShoubra, 11241, Cairo, Egypt.

Salah El-SaftyPoultry Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, HadayekShoubra, 11241, Cairo, Egypt.

Mosaad HashimApplied Feed Research House, Orabi Community, Qalyobia, Egypt.

Mrwan AbdelazizPoultry Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, HadayekShoubra, 11241, Cairo, Egypt.

Moataz FathiDepartment of Animal and Poultry Production, College of Agriculture and Food, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.

Mona A M HemidaPoultry Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, HadayekShoubra, 11241, Cairo, Egypt.

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Abstract

The current study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different probiotic and butyrate-based feed additives on the growth performance, carcass yield, blood biochemistry, intestinal microbiota, and ileal histomorphology of broiler chickens under heat stress condition. A total of 625 one-day-old Ross 308 broiler chicks were randomly divided into five dietary treatment groups. The treatments included a control group (fed a basal diet) and four supplemented groups (each consisting of five replicates with 25 birds/ replicate). The feed additives included

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PMID42699622

DOI10.1016/j.vas.2026.100832

PMCPMC13543966

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