{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Huang J"],"funding":["Talents Gathering Project of Zaozhuang, China","Shandong Provincial Key R &amp;amp; D Program","Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province"],"pagination":["160"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11053732"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["11(4)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Probiotics are safe, inexpensive, and effective feed additives, and <i>Clostridium butyricum</i> (CB) has been reported to regulate bone health in addition to having conventional probiotic effects. The bone health of laying hens is closely related to their production performance. Here, we investigated the effects of CB supplementation on the bone health and performance of laying hens. We added CB to the feed of green-shell laying hens, Luhua laying hens, and Hy-line Brown laying hens and examined changes in body weight, feed intake, egg production performance, and egg quality to determine the impact of CB on production performance. The impact of CB on the bones of laying hens was determined by analyzing the bone index, bone bending strength, bone calcium and phosphorus content, and bone mi"],"journal":["Veterinary sciences"],"pubmed_title":["Effects of <i>Clostridium butyricum</i> on Production Performance and Bone Development of Laying Hens."],"pmcid":["PMC11053732"],"funding_grant_id":["ZR2021MC160","BH023005","2022CXGC010606"],"pubmed_authors":["Song M","Huang J","Cui L","Sun S","Lin H"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Effects of <i>Clostridium butyricum</i> on Production Performance and Bone Development of Laying Hens.","description":"Probiotics are safe, inexpensive, and effective feed additives, and <i>Clostridium butyricum</i> (CB) has been reported to regulate bone health in addition to having conventional probiotic effects. The bone health of laying hens is closely related to their production performance. Here, we investigated the effects of CB supplementation on the bone health and performance of laying hens. We added CB to the feed of green-shell laying hens, Luhua laying hens, and Hy-line Brown laying hens and examined changes in body weight, feed intake, egg production performance, and egg quality to determine the impact of CB on production performance. The impact of CB on the bones of laying hens was determined by analyzing the bone index, bone bending strength, bone calcium and phosphorus content, and bone mi","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Apr","modification":"2026-05-20T03:15:54.325Z","creation":"2026-05-20T03:07:43.234Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11053732","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38668427"],"doi":["10.3390/vetsci11040160"]}}