Antibody titers against Newcastle Disease and infectious bronchitis virus (a coronaviridiae virus) were higher in chickens fed Flammulina velutipes mushrooms compared to chickens receiving antibiotics.

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J Sci Food Agric. 2019 Jan 30 ;99(2):703-710. Epub 2018 Aug 13. PMID: 29971802

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Dietary inclusion of mushroom (Flammulina velutipes) stem waste on growth performance and immune responses in growing layer hens.

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BACKGROUND: Medicinal mushrooms contain biologically active substances that can be used as an immune-modulating agent in poultry. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of Flammulina velutipes mushroom waste (FVW) on performance, immune response and serum immunity in growing layer hens.RESULTS: No significant differences (P>0.05) were observed with respect to average daily feed intake, body weight gain and feed conversion ratio among the experimental groups during the entire study period (1-70 days). Antibody titers against Newcastle disease and infectious bronchitis were higher (P

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