New association of milk thistle and artichoke extracts enhances egg quality in caged-laying hens
Egg quality often deteriorates during late production stages due to oxidative stress and hens' aging. Given the antioxidant potential of silibinin and chlorogenic acid, their combined intermittent administration supports and maintains the egg quality in caged-laying hens exposed to metabolic stress and after the peak of production. However, further studies could be of interest to verify whether similar changes in egg-quality indices are observed with other phytoextract administration protocols, such as continuous administration, and at different administered doses.
Authors
- Ivonne Archetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1653-0490)
- Valeria Harper
- Valentina Serra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2686-075X)
- Francesca Leone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6640-8290)
- G. Pastorelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7666-2663)
- D. Tedesco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0941-2883)
- Thibaut Chabrillat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3748-8803)
- Alessandro Guerrini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8224-4919)
- Leonardo Costa Fiorini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1466-9202)
- Claire Carlu
- Francesca del Zozzo
Institutions
- University of Milan (IT)
- Phytocos (France) (FR)
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna "Bruno Ubertini" (IT)
- Azienda-Unita' Sanitaria Locale Di Cesena (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Veterinary Science
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1702920
- Primary Topic
- Cynara cardunculus studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00