Dietary β-glucan supplementation mitigates heat stress-induced impairment of performance, egg quality, and intestinal integrity in laying hens
Mohannad Abuajamieh, Zeinab M H Mahasneh, Mohmmad Al-Qaisi, Mohamed A Abedal-Majed, Abdur-Rahman Al-Fataftah, Anas Abdelqader · 2026
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Description
Mohannad Abuajamieh and co-authors fed laying hens a yeast-derived fibre called beta-glucan. They then hit the birds with short daily heat waves to test whether the feed additive could protect laying and gut health. One hundred sixty young hens ate four dose levels for a month before facing four days of heat reaching well above comfort for several hours daily. Output, egg quality, blood measures, and gut lining were all recorded.
Heat slashed feed intake, laying rate, and egg quality while wearing down the gut lining. Hens on the highest dose kept laying at a notably higher rate. They also produced heavier daily egg mass, converted feed more efficiently, and kept taller gut villi than unsupplemented hens under the same heat. Blood measures showed no harm from the additive. The authors recommend the higher dose as a practical shield during hot spells.
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| CREATOR | Mohannad Abuajamieh, Zeinab M H Mahasneh, Mohmmad Al-Qaisi, Mohamed A Abedal-Majed, Abdur-Rahman Al-Fataftah, Anas Abdelqader |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 53702 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC0 |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |