British poultry science

01 12 October 2026

DOI 10.1080/00071668.2026.2714538

Effect of dietary post-biotic supplementation on growth performance, antioxidant status, immunity and gut health in broiler chickens

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B. Sravanthi, S. Raju, J. Narasimha et al.

02 7 October 2026

DOI 10.1080/00071668.2026.2704213

Using a random regression model to estimate additive and non-additive genetic variance components for body weight traits in Japanese quail

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P. Pishgari, M. Rokouei, H. Faraji-Arough et al.

Japanese quail is raised on a large scale in many countries (Narinç et al. 2016). Although the economic value of Japanese quail comes from egg production, it is a sustainable source of meat for dev...

03 5 October 2026

DOI 10.1080/00071668.2026.2699735

Effect of tannic acid and chitosan supplementation on growth performance, antioxidant status, immune function, and caecal microbial diversity of Pekin duck aged 0 to 21 days

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Z. C. Zou, X. Q. Jiang, Y. L. Zeng et al.

Tannic acid (TA) is a naturally occurring, phenol-rich polyphenol compound that is widely distributed across various herbs, plants and fruits. Traditionally, TA is an antinutritional factor because...

04 30 September 2026

DOI 10.1080/00071668.2026.2728724

Molecular modelling study on Piper betle phytocompounds to discover the potential active moiety responsible for xanthine oxidase inhibition in avian gout

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P. Vikramachakravarthi, M. Karthikeyan, L. Lakshmanan et al.

Hyperuricaemia-associated diseases, including gout in broiler and layer chicken, are caused by the generation of uric acid by xanthine oxidase (XO). Allopurinol is commonly used for the treatment o...

05 30 September 2026

DOI 10.1080/00071668.2026.2724002

Sanitisation of Enterococcus cecorum attached to the shells of fertilised eggs by carbon dioxide microbubbles and sodium hypochlorite

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F. Kobayashi, J.-I. Shiraishi, Y. Ohta et al.

06 30 September 2026

DOI 10.1080/00071668.2026.2705335

Dietary vitamin C improves reproductive performance by increasing antioxidant capacity, steroid hormone concentration and expression of genes involved in steroid hormone synthesis in Yangzhou geese

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C. Liu, Y. Zhang, S. Lu et al.

In recent years, consumption of geese has gradually increased among consumers, primarily due to high nutritional value and distinctive flavour (Y. Zhang et al. 2024). However, their reproductive pe...

07 30 September 2026

DOI 10.1080/00071668.2026.2704214

Dietary inclusion of a fermented rapeseed–seaweed blend alters immunity and intestinal microbial activity but not Ascaridia galli burden in laying hens

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R. B. Kjærup, S. Vimon, M. Højmark et al.

08 23 September 2026

DOI 10.1080/00071668.2026.2724003

Impact of chronic cyclic heat stress on breast muscle proteomics in broiler chicken

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F. Ahmadi, C. Xie, J. J. Cottrell et al.

09 16 September 2026

DOI 10.1080/00071668.2026.2721464

In silico evaluation of selected plant-based compounds as potent dual target inhibitors against highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus

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S. Ari, M. Das, S. V. Krishna et al.

Avian influenza viruses (AIV) represent a major concern for global public health and the poultry sector, causing severe pandemics (Gillim-Ross and Subbarao 2006; He and Kam 2024). These viruses cau...

10 16 September 2026

DOI 10.1080/00071668.2026.2719998

Genomic characterisation and lytic potential of phage SF01 against multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica , a key agent of infection in poultry

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Y. Feroz, H. Ali, N. Hassan et al.

The poultry industry in Pakistan is often affected by disease outbreaks caused by various bacterial and viral pathogens (Hafez and Attia 2020). Bacterial and viral diseases inflict heavy economic l...