Douglas D’Alessandro Salgado

Effects of Dietary Microencapsulated Ctx(Ile21)-Ha on Egg Quality and Physiological Responses in Laying Hens Subjected to Heat Stress

This exploratory proof-of-concept study evaluated the physiological tolerability and performance of laying hens fed the microencapsulated antimicrobial peptide Ctx(Ile21)-Ha under severe heat stress (34.5 °C; THI = 85.3). Eighteen 40-week-old hens were evaluated in a 2 × 3 factor...