gut health and serum growth hormone level of broiler chicken fed dietary chitin and chitosan from cricket and shrimp

• Main Authors: Ibitoye, E. B., Lokman, I. H., M. N., M. Hezmee, Goh, Y. M., A. B. Z., Zuki, Jimoh, A. A., Danmaigoro, A., Pilau, Nicholas N.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier BV 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80025/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579119305462

Growth hormones (GH) alone does not explain the growth rate in the chicken as growth in an animal is multi-factorial. Normal morphology of the intestinal villus and crypt, with adequate regulation of intestinal nutrient transporters, is essential to a healthy gut. Nutrition plays a significant role...