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1. “The Effect of Supplementation with Organic Acid and Oregano Oils in Drinking Water on Pekin Duck Growth and Welfare”
by Jessica J. Rocha and Gregory S. Archer
Poultry 2024, 3(2), 95-106; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry3020009
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/3/2/9
2. “Evaluating the Effects of Feeding a Concentrated Saccharomyces cerevisiae Fermentation Product on the Performance and Stress Susceptibility of Broiler Chickens”
by Zachary Heinsohn, Austin Brown, Eric Sobotik, Gabrielle House, Austin Stiewert, William Evan Chaney, Vivek Kuttappan and Gregory S. Archer
Poultry 2024, 3(1), 57-65; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry3010006
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3. “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
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4. “The Status of Indigenous Chicken Genetic Resources: An Analysis of Farmers’ Perspectives and Implications for Breed Conservation Priorities in Zambia”
by Christopher M. Kanyama, Mathews Ngosa, Amy F. Moss and Tamsyn M. Crowley
Poultry 2024, 3(2), 161-176; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry3020013
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/3/2/13
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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
6. “Effects of Carbon-to-Nitrogen Ratio and Temperature on the Survival of Antibiotic-Resistant and Non-Resistant Escherichia coli During Chicken Manure Anaerobic Digestion”
by Aleksandra Atanasova, Thomas Amon, Anika Friese, Uwe Rösler, Roswitha Merle, Christiane Herrmann, Anton Kraus and Tina Kabelitz
Poultry 2025, 4(1), 9; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry4010009
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/4/1/9
7. “Virulence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) Isolates from Poultry in Brazil”
by Caio Júnior Lúcio, Paulo Henrique Caminha Hansen, Josiane Griebeler, Diéssy Kipper and Vagner Ricardo Lunge
Poultry 2025, 4(1), 10; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry4010010
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8. “Influence of Dietary Energy and Lysine Concentration on Layer Hen Performance and Egg Quality During Peak Production”
by Gert Coertze, Rene Kwakkel, Laura Star and Christine Jansen van Rensburg
Poultry 2025, 4(2), 26; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry4020026
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/4/2/26
9. “Automatic Detection of Foraging Hens in a Cage-Free Environment with Computer Vision Technology”
by Samin Dahal, Xiao Yang, Bidur Paneru, Anjan Dhungana and Lilong Chai
Poultry 2025, 4(3), 34; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry4030034
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10. “Understanding the Genetic Variation and Structure of the Rustipollos Chicken Synthetic Population Locally Adapted to Paraguay: Opportunities for a Sustainable Chicken Productivity”
by Liz Aurora Castro Rojas, Simone Ceccobelli, Elvio Gayozo, Natalia Méndez Morán, Sara Marchegiani, Amparo Martínez Martínez, María Esperanza Camacho Vallejo, Paula Alexandra Toalombo Vargas, Débora Araújo de Carvalho, Agueda Laura Pons Barro et al.
Poultry 2024, 3(3), 224-238; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry3030018
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