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ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2026

Response of broiler chickens fed low-energy diets to increase levels of lysolecithin: linking growth performance with lipid metabolism gene expression, gut microbial modulation, intestinal morphology, and economic efficiency.

Hanan S Al-Khalaifah, Wafaa A Eleraky, Sabry A A El-Sayed, Basant M Shafik, Asmaa T Y Kishawy, Doaa Ibrahim, Shimaa A E Atwa, Sherief M Abdel-Raheem, Marwa El-Shahat, Khalid Youssif and 1 more

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Hanan S Al-KhalaifahEnvironment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Wafaa A ElerakyDepartment of Nutrition and Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Sabry A A El-SayedDepartment of Nutrition and Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Basant M ShafikDepartment of Animal Wealth Development, Animal and Poultry Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Toukh, Egypt.
Asmaa T Y KishawyDepartment of Nutrition and Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Doaa IbrahimDepartment of Nutrition and Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Shimaa A E AtwaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Toukh, Egypt.
Sherief M Abdel-RaheemDepartment of Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Al Hofuf, Saudi Arabia.
Marwa El-ShahatVeterinary Economic and Farm Management, Department of Animal Wealth Development, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Khalid YoussifDepartment of Nutrition and Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Anaam E OmarDepartment of Nutrition and Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.

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Abstract

Lowering dietary energy density cuts feed costs but impairs broiler growth due to the limited fat digestion capacity of young birds. Supplementing low energy diets with lysolecithin (a hydrolyzed soy lecithin product) has been reported to counteract this limitation, as its emulsifying action may enhance fat digestion and energy utilization and thereby help to restore performance. This study is designed to evaluate the effects of lysolecithin supplementation on growth performance, remodeling of lipid genes metabolism and intestinal microbiota, antioxidant status, immunological response, and intestinal morphology in broiler chickens fed low-energy diets. A total of three hundred twenty (320) broiler chicks (Ross 308 breed) were obtained from a commercial hatchery and randomly allocated to four nutrition regimens (8 replicates/group, 10 chicks/replicate): Group 1, control basal diet with standard energy and no emulsifier (CS); Group 2, control low-energy diet with 80 kcal/kg lower metabolizable energy and no emulsifier (CLow); and Groups 3 and 4, control low-energy diets supplemented with lysolecithin at 125 and 250 mg/kg diet, respectively (CLowE125 and CLowE250). Lysolecithin-supplemented groups significantly outperformed the unsupplemented low-energy group in terms of total body weight, final body weight gain, and feed conversion ratio (

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beneficial microbesbroilersduodenal morphologyhydrolyzed lecithinlipid metabolismperformance

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