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All the articles published in Poultry (ISSN: 2674-1164) are in an open access format, granting our readers free and unlimited access to the full text of every article. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2023 and 2024, which are listed below:

1. “Impact of Heat Stress on Broiler Chicken Production”
by Oluwabunmi O. Apalowo, Deji A. Ekunseitan and Yewande O. Fasina
Poultry 2024, 3(2), 107–128; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry3020010
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/3/2/10

2. “Effects of Perching on Poultry Welfare and Production: A Review”
by Ramesh Bahadur Bist, Sachin Subedi, Lilong Chai, Prafulla Regmi, Casey W. Ritz, Woo Kyun Kim and Xiao Yang
Poultry 2023, 2(2), 134–157; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry2020013
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/2/2/13

3. “Assessment of Biosecurity Practices and Its Status in Small- and Medium-Scale Commercial Poultry Farms in Arsi and East Showa Zones, Oromia, Ethiopia”
by Dereje Tsegaye, Berhan Tamir and Getachew Gebru
Poultry 2023, 2(2), 334–348; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry2020025
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/2/2/25

4. “Diagnosing Infectious Diseases in Poultry Requires a Holistic Approach: A Review”
by Dieter Liebhart, Ivana Bilic, Beatrice Grafl, Claudia Hess and Michael Hess
Poultry 2023, 2(2), 252–280; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry2020020
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/2/2/20

5. “Characterization of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli Isolated from Broiler Breeders with Colibacillosis in Mississippi”
by Jiddu Joseph, Madalyn Jennings, Nicolle Barbieri, Li Zhang, Pratima Adhikari and Reshma Ramachandran
Poultry 2023, 2(1), 24–39; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry2010004
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/2/1/4

6. “The Benefits of Exogenous Xylanase in Wheat–Soy Based Broiler Chicken Diets, Consisting of Different Soluble Non-Starch Polysaccharides Content”
by Vasil Radoslavov Pirgozliev, Stephen Charles Mansbridge, Isobel Margaret Whiting, Jalil Mahmwd Abdulla, Stephen Paul Rose, Kristina Kljak, Amy Johnson, Falko Drijfhout and Atanas Georgiev Atanasov
Poultry 2023, 2(2), 123–133; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry2020012
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/2/2/12

7. “Effects of Varying Concentrations of Eimeria Challenge on the Intestinal Integrity of Broiler Chickens”
by Giovana Camargo de Souza, Giovanna Fernandes Esteves, Franciana Aparecida Volpato, Rovian Miotto, Marcos Antônio Zanella Mores, Adriana Mércia Guaratini Ibelli and Ana Paula Bastos
Poultry 2024, 3(1), 1–14; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry3010001
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/3/1/1

8. “Broiler White Striping: A Review of Its Etiology, Effects on Production, and Mitigation Efforts”
by Jessie Lee and Michael J. Mienaltowski
Poultry 2023, 2(2), 292–304; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry2020022
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/2/2/22

9. “The Influence of Dietary Synbiotic on Agonistic Behavior, Stress, and Brain Monoamines via Modulation of the Microbiota–Gut–Brain Axis in Laying Hens”
by Alexa M. Johnson, Alexis Clark, Mallory G. Anderson, Elyse Corbin, Mireille Arguelles-Ramos and Ahmed B. A. Ali
Poultry 2024, 3(2), 129–146; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry3020011
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/3/2/11

10. “Metabolizable Energy Value of Fat and Meals Obtained from Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) for Broiler Chickens”
by Sashka Chobanova, Nikolay Karkelanov, Stephen Charles Mansbridge, Isobel Margaret Whiting, Marko Tukša, Stephen Paul Rose and Vasil Radoslavov Pirgozliev
Poultry 2024, 3(3), 298–306; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry3030022
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/3/3/22

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