Effects of broiler breeder age on the performance, nutrient metabolism, and intestinal histomorphometry of broiler chickens
Helder Freitas de Oliveira, Alessandra Gimenez Mascarenhas, José Henrique Stringhini, Adriana Santana do Carmo, Marcos Barcellos Cafe, Raphael Rodrigues dos Santos, Imar Crisógno Fernandes Filho, Deibity Alves Cordeiro, Jean Kaique Valentim, Heloisa Helena de Carvalho Mello · 2026
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Description
Helder Freitas de Oliveira leads a team of ten authors in 2026 in asking how the age of mother hens shapes their chicks. Broiler breeders supply the eggs for meat chickens, and whether chicks from young or old mothers grow and digest differently matters to farms.
The team raised one hundred eighty day-old Cobb 500 chicks from breeders of three ages in a randomized design. They measured growth, how well the chicks used nutrients, and the fine structure of the gut lining early in life. The comparison helps producers judge whether breeder age is a lever worth managing or a detail they can ignore.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Helder Freitas de Oliveira, Alessandra Gimenez Mascarenhas, José Henrique Stringhini, Adriana Santana do Carmo, Marcos Barcellos Cafe, Raphael Rodrigues dos Santos, Imar Crisógno Fernandes Filho, Deibity Alves Cordeiro, Jean Kaique Valentim, Heloisa Helena de Carvalho Mello |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |