Effects of Dietary Supplementation of Essential Oils, Lysozyme, and Vitamins’ Blend on Layer Hen Performance, Viral Vaccinal Response, and Egg Quality Characteristics

Effects of Dietary Supplementation of Essential Oils, Lysozyme, and Vitamins’ Blend on Layer Hen Performance, Viral Vaccinal Response, and Egg Quality Characteristics

Maintaining respiratory tract health is crucial for layers, impacting gut health, laying performance, and egg quality. Viral diseases and standard vaccinations can compromise tracheal epithelium function, leading to oxidative stress. This study assessed the impact of a blend of feed additives, predo...

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Main Authors: Tilemachos Mantzios, Ioanna Stylianaki, Soumela Savvidou, Stella Dokou, Georgios Α. Papadopoulos, Ioannis Panitsidis, Apostolos Patsias, Jog Raj, Marko Vasiljević, Marko Pajić, Luis-Miguel Gomez-Osorio, Jasna Bošnjak-Neumüller, Vasilios Tsiouris, Ilias Giannenas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
Series:Vaccines
Subjects:
laying hens
oral vaccination
plant extracts
lysozyme
egg quality
antioxidant activity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/12/2/147

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