A natural antioxidant boost for broilers

In a recent trial, supplementation of decaffeinated green tea in the diet was shown to improve the antioxidant status and immune titres of broiler chickens. Oxidative stress constitutes an important chemical mechanism that leads to biological damage, which in turn can affect growth and production in farm animals. Broiler chickens are frequently exposed to a number of stressors including transportation, malnutrition, disease challenge and overcrowding. These stressors are known to increase the p