Effects of high dietary threonine supplementation on growth performance, health biomarkers, and intestinal histology in cyclic heat-stressed broilers
Although high dietary threonine supplementation (175%-200%) improved stress resilience by enhancing oxidative status, intestinal health, and selected physiological biomarkers in HS broilers, however, it failed to enhance growth performance. These findings suggest that while threonine supports physiological adaptations under HS, its use as a growth promoter under HS conditions may not be economically viable. Further studies are warranted to optimize amino acid balance in HS broilers for improved productivity.
Authors
- Mansur Abdullah Sandhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3051-7820)
- Saqib Bashir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8573-6591)
- Muhammad Afzal Rashid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1866-0555)
- H Rehman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0022-7929)
- Abia Khalid
- Asma Kalsoom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3136-0135)
- Habib Rehman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8485-7962)
- Muhammad Shahbaz Yousaf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1106-6289)
Institutions
- Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University (PK)
- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Veterinary World
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2025.646-657
- Primary Topic
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00