Alleviation of Acute Heat Stress in Broiler Chickens by Dietary Supplementation of Polyphenols from Shredded, Steam-Exploded Pine Particles.

ABSTRACT: Reducing the detrimental effects of heat stress (HS) in poultry is essential to minimize production losses. The present study evaluates the effects of dietary polyphenols prepared from underutilized wood byproducts on the growth, gut health, and cecal microbiota in broilers subjected to acute heat stress (AHS). One hundred eight one-day-old Indian River broilers were fed with 0%, 0.5%, or 1% polyphenols from shredded, steam-exploded pine particles (PSPP) in their diet. On the 37th day, forty birds were equally distributed among four groups containing either a control diet at thermoneutral temperatures (NT0%) or AHS temperatures with 0% (AHS0%), 0.5% (AHS0.5%), and 1% (AHS1%) PSPP-supplemented diets. The temperature in the NT room was maintained at 21.0 °C, while, in the AHS room, it was in

SUBMITTER: Goel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11858311 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature