Priming of intestinal cytoprotective genes and antioxidant capacity by dietary phytogenic inclusion in broilers

The potential of a phytogenic premix (PP) based on ginger, lemon balm, oregano and thyme to stimulate the expression of cytoprotective genes at the broiler gut level was evaluated in this study. In particular, the effects of PP inclusion levels on a selection of genes related to host protection agai...

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Main Authors: Konstantinos C. Mountzouris, Vasileios V. Paraskeuas, Konstantinos Fegeros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2020-09-01
Series:Animal Nutrition
Subjects:
Gut
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405654520300639