Laying Hen | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 03 Aug 2022

The association of Curcuma and Scutellaria plant extracts improves laying hen thermal tolerance and egg oxidative stability and quality under heat stress conditions

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Ilias Giannenas
Panagiotis Sakkas
Georgios A. Papadopoulos
Ioannis Mitsopoulos
Ioanna Stylianaki
Stella Dokou
Vasileios Tsiouris
Theodora Papagrigoriou
Marina Panheleux
Fabrice Robert

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2022.957847

5,499 views
14 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Jun 2021

Long-Term Grow-Out Affects Campylobacter jejuni Colonization Fitness in Coincidence With Altered Microbiota and Lipid Composition in the Cecum of Laying Hens

in Veterinary Infectious Diseases

Hiroshi Asakura
Tatsuya Nakayama
Shiori Yamamoto
Kazuki Izawa
Jun Kawase
Yasushi Torii
Satoshi Murakami

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2021.675570

5,187 views
16 citations

Original Research

Published on 14 Jun 2024

Making the most of life: environmental choice during rearing enhances the ability of laying hens to take opportunities

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Lena Skånberg
Regine V. Holt
Ruth C. Newberry
Inma Estevez
Kirste McCrea
Linda J. Keeling

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2024.1425851

2,642 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 18 Jun 2025

Theaflavins enhances laying hen production performance and egg antioxidant capacity via improving antioxidant status and regulating lipid metabolism

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Ling Zhou
Pinyao Zhao
Jinwei Zhang
Jie Zhong
Yulin Rao
Jia Tang
Longsheng Jiang
Fen Chen
Lijuan Chen
Keying Zhang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1566580

1,904 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 19 Jul 2022

Akkermansia muciniphila Enhances Egg Quality and the Lipid Profile of Egg Yolk by Improving Lipid Metabolism

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Fuxiao Wei
Xinyue Yang
Meihong Zhang
Chang Xu
Yongfei Hu
Dan Liu

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2022.927245

8,968 views
29 citations

Original Research

Published on 23 Jun 2020

Effects of Housing Types on Cecal Microbiota of Two Different Strains of Laying Hens During the Late Production Phase

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Bishnu Adhikari
Se-Ran Jun
Young M. Kwon
Aaron S. Kiess
Pratima Adhikari

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2020.00331

4,466 views
20 citations

Perspective

Published on 05 Dec 2023

The necessity of pen replication to account for and understand the impacts of social dynamics on individual laying hen behavior

in Animal Welfare and Policy

Dana L. M. Campbell
Brian J. Horton

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2023.1284419

1,666 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 10 Mar 2021

Transcriptome Analysis of Ovarian Follicles Reveals Potential Pivotal Genes Associated With Increased and Decreased Rates of Chicken Egg Production

in Livestock Genomics

Xiaoxia Chen
Xue Sun
Ignatius Musenge Chimbaka
Ning Qin
Xiaoxing Xu
Simushi Liswaniso
Rifu Xu
John Michael Gonzalez

Frontiers in Genetics

doi 10.3389/fgene.2021.622751

12,624 views
64 citations

Review

Published on 16 Jul 2021

Prenatal and Early Postnatal Behavioural Programming in Laying Hens, With Possible Implications for the Development of Injurious Pecking

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Elske N. De Haas
Ruth C. Newberry
Joanne Edgar
Anja B. Riber
Inma Estevez
Valentina Ferrante
Carlos E. Hernandez
Joergen B. Kjaer
Sezen Ozkan
Ivan Dimitrov

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2021.678500

12,081 views
32 citations

Original Research

Published on 14 Aug 2020

Relationships Between Rearing Enrichments, Range Use, and an Environmental Stressor for Free-Range Laying Hen Welfare

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Md Saiful Bari
Jeff A. Downing
Tim R. Dyall
Caroline Lee
Dana L. M. Campbell

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2020.00480

10,203 views
22 citations

Original Research

Published on 11 Jul 2025

Optimization of hemp seed supplementation with phytobiotics in laying hen feed to improve egg yolk fatty acids, tocopherols and cholesterol using response surface models

in Nutrition and Sustainable Diets

Youssef Rbah
Yassine Taaifi
Aymane Allay
Farid Mansouri
Kamal Belhaj
Nadia Houmy
Abdelaaty A. Shahat
Omar M. Noman
Othmane Merah
Embarek Azeroual

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1566447

3,204 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 05 Dec 2023

Dietary supplementation with β-mannanase and probiotics as a strategy to improve laying hen performance and egg quality

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Camila Lopes Carvalho
Ines Andretta
Gabriela Miotto Galli
Thais Bastos Stefanello
Nathalia de Oliveira Telesca Camargo
Ricardo Evandro Mendes
Giovanna Pelisser
Balasubramanian Balamuralikrishnan
Raquel Melchior
Marcos Kipper

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2023.1229485

4,424 views
9 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Aug 2025

Optimizing laying hen diets: effect of partial maize meal replacement with wheat bran or biscuits crumbs and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens CECT 5940

in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

Albertina Felizardo Manteiga
Abilio Paulo Changule
Dercia Hilario Magaia
Nilza Jorge Manjate
Florentina Domingos Chilala
Leonel António Joaquim
Eunice Justino Chivale
Filomena Dos Anjos
Otilia Henrique Tamele Tomo
Manuel Garcia-Herreros

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1557640

2,021 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Sep 2022

The active core microbiota of two high-yielding laying hen breeds fed with different levels of calcium and phosphorus

in Avian Physiology

Christoph Roth
Tanja Sims
Markus Rodehutscord
Jana Seifert
Amélia Camarinha-Silva

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2022.951350

6,066 views
17 citations

Original Research

Published on 15 Mar 2022

Intestinal Mucosal Immunity-Mediated Modulation of the Gut Microbiome by Oral Delivery of Enterococcus faecium Against Salmonella Enteritidis Pathogenesis in a Laying Hen Model

in Microbial Immunology

Shimeng Huang
Xiaoping Rong
Meiling Liu
Zhongjun Liang
Yanqiang Geng
Xinyue Wang
Jianyun Zhang
Cheng Ji
Lihong Zhao
Qiugang Ma

Frontiers in Immunology

doi 10.3389/fimmu.2022.853954

8,664 views
31 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 31 May 2021

Simple but Complex—A Laying Hen Study as Proof of Concept of a Novel Method for Cognitive Enrichment and Research

in Animal Physiology and Management

Martin Schmelz
E. Tobias Krause

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2021.671905

4,776 views
8 citations

Articles

The association of Curcuma and Scutellaria plant extracts improves laying hen thermal tolerance and egg oxidative stability and quality under heat stress conditions

Long-Term Grow-Out Affects Campylobacter jejuni Colonization Fitness in Coincidence With Altered Microbiota and Lipid Composition in the Cecum of Laying Hens

Making the most of life: environmental choice during rearing enhances the ability of laying hens to take opportunities

Theaflavins enhances laying hen production performance and egg antioxidant capacity via improving antioxidant status and regulating lipid metabolism

Akkermansia muciniphila Enhances Egg Quality and the Lipid Profile of Egg Yolk by Improving Lipid Metabolism

Effects of Housing Types on Cecal Microbiota of Two Different Strains of Laying Hens During the Late Production Phase

The necessity of pen replication to account for and understand the impacts of social dynamics on individual laying hen behavior

Transcriptome Analysis of Ovarian Follicles Reveals Potential Pivotal Genes Associated With Increased and Decreased Rates of Chicken Egg Production

Prenatal and Early Postnatal Behavioural Programming in Laying Hens, With Possible Implications for the Development of Injurious Pecking

Relationships Between Rearing Enrichments, Range Use, and an Environmental Stressor for Free-Range Laying Hen Welfare

Optimization of hemp seed supplementation with phytobiotics in laying hen feed to improve egg yolk fatty acids, tocopherols and cholesterol using response surface models

Dietary supplementation with β-mannanase and probiotics as a strategy to improve laying hen performance and egg quality

Optimizing laying hen diets: effect of partial maize meal replacement with wheat bran or biscuits crumbs and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens CECT 5940

The active core microbiota of two high-yielding laying hen breeds fed with different levels of calcium and phosphorus

Intestinal Mucosal Immunity-Mediated Modulation of the Gut Microbiome by Oral Delivery of Enterococcus faecium Against Salmonella Enteritidis Pathogenesis in a Laying Hen Model

Simple but Complex—A Laying Hen Study as Proof of Concept of a Novel Method for Cognitive Enrichment and Research