Optimizing low-crude protein diets with essential oils and sodium butyrate to maintain productive performance and improve intestinal integrity in 58- to 69-wk-old laying hens.
This study evaluated the effects of supplementation with saponified essential oils (EOs) and sodium butyrate (SB) on production performance, egg quality, gastrointestinal organ characteristics, jejunal morphology, intestinal barrier function, inflammatory responses, and antioxidant-related gene expression in late-phase...