Dietary supplementation with Dendrobium officinale leaves improves growth, antioxidant status, immune function, and gut health in broilers

BackgroundThe Dendrobium officinale leaves (DOL) is an underutilized by-product with a large biomass, which have been shown to exhibit immunomodulatory and antioxidant functions. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of DOL on broiler growth performance, antioxidant status, imm...

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Main Authors: Wanqiu Zhao, Yue Chen, Yong Tian, Yunzhu Wang, Jianke Du, Xuan Ye, Lizhi Lu, Chongbo Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1255894/full