Effect of zinc on the immune response and production performance of broilers: a meta-analysis

Hidayat, C. and Sumiati and Jayanegara, A. and Wina, E.

Asian Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences (2020) 33: 465–479

DOI: 10.5713/ajas.19.0146

Abstract

Objective: This study performed a meta-analysis of published trials to determine the effects of zinc on the immune response and production performance of broilers.

Citation

Hidayat, C., Sumiati, Jayanegara, A., & Wina, E. (2020). Effect of zinc on the immune response and production performance of broilers: a meta-analysis. Asian Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 33(3), 465–479. https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.19.0146 immune system, Animal Immunology [LL650], Host Resistance and Immunity [HH600], meta-analysis, Animal Nutrition (Production Responses) [LL520], carcass quality, Food Composition and Quality [QQ500], liveweight gain, liveweight gains, Meat Produce [QQ030], Animal Nutrition (Physiology) [LL510], diets, Mathematics and Statistics [ZZ100], Meat Producing Animals [LL120], blood chemistry, broiler performance, broilers, chickens, domesticated birds, fowls, poultry, feed conversion efficiency, immunity, carcass composition, carcass yield, lipid peroxidation, immune response, fowl feeding, phosphorus, chicken meat, immunity reactions, immunological reactions, meat quality, calcium, zinc, superoxide dismutase, meat composition, mineral supplements, haematology, hematology, pancreas, cell count, leukocyte count, metallothionein, tibia

Keywords

• immune system
• Animal Immunology [LL650]
• Host Resistance and Immunity [HH600]
• meta-analysis
• Animal Nutrition (Production Responses) [LL520]
• carcass quality
• Food Composition and Quality [QQ500]
• liveweight gain
• liveweight gains
• Meat Produce [QQ030]
• Animal Nutrition (Physiology) [LL510]
• diets
• Mathematics and Statistics [ZZ100]
• Meat Producing Animals [LL120]
• blood chemistry
• broiler performance
• broilers
• chickens
• domesticated birds
• fowls
• poultry
• feed conversion efficiency
• immunity
• carcass composition
• carcass yield
• lipid peroxidation
• immune response
• fowl feeding
• phosphorus
• chicken meat
• immunity reactions
• immunological reactions
• meat quality
• calcium
• zinc
• superoxide dismutase
• meat composition
• mineral supplements
• haematology
• hematology
• pancreas
• cell count
• leukocyte count
• metallothionein
• tibia