Chicken Feed

Selected USDA Research on Poultry Nutrition

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a robust research program that includes studies of poultry nutrition, especially as it relates to disease vulnerability and resistance. Here are recent publications on USDA poultry research in this topical area. All of these articles are available from the National Agricultural Library Digital Collections.

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Effects of broiler feed medications on Salmonella
Effects of broiler feed medications on Salmonella (2013)
Ileal and cecal microbial populations in broilers given specific essential oil blends and probiotics in two consecutive grow-outs
Ileal and cecal microbial populations in broilers given specific essential oil blends and probiotics in two consecutive grow-outs (2010)
Effects of anticoccidial and antibiotic growth promoter programs on broiler performance and immune status
Effects of anticoccidial and antibiotic growth promoter programs on broiler performance and immune status (2012)
Foregoing Sub-therapeutic Antibiotics: the Impact on Broiler Grow-out Operations
Foregoing Sub-therapeutic Antibiotics: the Impact on Broiler Grow-out Operations (2011)
Effect of supplementation of prebiotic mannan-oligosaccharides and probiotic mixture on growth performance of broilers subjected to chronic heat stress
Effect of supplementation of prebiotic mannan-oligosaccharides and probiotic mixture on growth performance of broilers subjected to chronic heat stress (2012)
Butyrate enhances disease resistance of chickens by inducing antimicrobial host defense peptide gene expression
Butyrate enhances disease resistance of chickens by inducing antimicrobial host defense peptide gene expression (2011)
BT cationic peptides: Small peptides that modulate innate immune responses of chicken heterophils and monocytes
BT cationic peptides: Small peptides that modulate innate immune responses of chicken heterophils and monocytes (2012)
Apparent metabolizable energy and prediction equations for reduced-oil corn distillers dried grains with solubles in broiler chicks from 10 to 18 days old
Apparent metabolizable energy and prediction equations for reduced-oil corn distillers dried grains with solubles in broiler chicks from 10 to 18 days old (2013)
Effects of increasing dietary concentrations of corn naturally contaminated with deoxynivalenol on broiler and turkey poult performance and response to lipopolysaccharide
Effects of increasing dietary concentrations of corn naturally contaminated with deoxynivalenol on broiler and turkey poult performance and response to lipopolysaccharide (2011)
Effect of Eimeria infection on cecal microbiome of broilers fed essential oils
Effect of Eimeria infection on cecal microbiome of broilers fed essential oils (2012)
Effect of dietary lysine on hepatic lysine catabolism in broilers
Effect of dietary lysine on hepatic lysine catabolism in broilers (2013)
Supplemental lysine sulfate does not negatively affect performance of broiler chicks fed dietary sulfur from multiple dietary and water sources
Supplemental lysine sulfate does not negatively affect performance of broiler chicks fed dietary sulfur from multiple dietary and water sources (2013)
Bacillus subtilis-based direct-fed microbials augment macrophage function in broiler chickens
Bacillus subtilis-based direct-fed microbials augment macrophage function in broiler chickens (2011)
Molecular identification and characterization of ileal and cecal fungus communities in broilers given probiotics, specific essential oil blends, and under mixed Eimeria infection
Molecular identification and characterization of ileal and cecal fungus communities in broilers given probiotics, specific essential oil blends, and under mixed Eimeria infection (2012)
Effects of in ovo vaccination and anticoccidials on the distribution of Eimeria spp. in poultry litter and serum antibody titers against coccidia in broiler chickens raised on the used litters
Effects of in ovo vaccination and anticoccidials on the distribution of Eimeria spp. in poultry litter and serum antibody titers against coccidia in broiler chickens raised on the used litters (2012)
Effects of dietary alfalfa inclusion on Salmonella Typhimurium populations in growing layer chicks
Effects of dietary alfalfa inclusion on Salmonella Typhimurium populations in growing layer chicks (2012)
Ideal Ratios of Isoleucine, Methionine, Methionine Plus Cystine, Threonine, Tryptophan, and Valine Relative to Lysine for White Leghorn-Type Laying Hens of Twenty-Eight to Thirty-Four Weeks of Age
Ideal Ratios of Isoleucine, Methionine, Methionine Plus Cystine, Threonine, Tryptophan, and Valine Relative to Lysine for White Leghorn-Type Laying Hens of Twenty-Eight to Thirty-Four Weeks of Age (2008)
Evaluation of the bacterial diversity in cecal contents of laying hens fed various molting diets by using bacterial tag-encoded FLX amplicon pyrosequencing
Evaluation of the bacterial diversity in cecal contents of laying hens fed various molting diets by using bacterial tag-encoded FLX amplicon pyrosequencing (2009)
Effects of organic selenium and zinc on the aging process of laying hens
Effects of organic selenium and zinc on the aging process of laying hens (2012)
Influence of supplemental dietary poultry fat, phytase, and 25-hydroxycholecalciferol on the performance of commercial layers inoculated before or at the onset of lay with F-strain Mycoplasma gallisepticum
Influence of supplemental dietary poultry fat, phytase, and 25-hydroxycholecalciferol on the performance of commercial layers inoculated before or at the onset of lay with F-strain Mycoplasma gallisepticum (2010)