Enhancement of productive performance, nutrient digestibility, and meat quality in broilers subjected to cyclic heat stress via different organic and inorganic chromium concentrations
) affected AD of OM, CP, and ether extract (EE), with the best values observed at 200 and 400 ppb of Cr. Supplementation with 400 ppb of organic Cr or 100 ppb of inorganic Cr improved the growth performance and nutrient digestibility of broiler chickens raised under heat stress conditions. These findings align with the objective of the study and support the use of source-specific chromium supplementation strategies to mitigate cyclic heat stress in broilers.
Authors
- Fulvia Bovera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7201-3060)
- Khalid A. Asiry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6195-7314)
- Rashed A. Alhotan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7789-4722)
- Adel D. Al‐Qurashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0332-5607)
- Nicola Francesco Addeo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3489-6893)
- Youssef Abdelwahab Attia
- Mohamed Alsaeed Al-Banoby
- Ahmed Shaban Awad
- El-Shahat Mohamed Qota
Institutions
- Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (EG)
- King Abdulaziz University (SA)
- King Saud University (SA)
- Ministry of Agriculture (LV)
- Federico II University Hospital (IT)
- University of Naples Federico II (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives animal breeding/Archiv für Tierzucht
- Published
- 2026-04-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-69-251-2026
- Primary Topic
- Chromium effects and bioremediation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- King Saud University
- Alexandria University