Influence of synbiotic supplementation on performance, fecal consistency, cecal microbiome, and egg quality of hens during late laying phase.
- 2026-06
- RCT · n = 240
- Poultry science 105(6)
- Koonphol Pongmanee
- Konkawat Rassmidatta
- Ting-Yu Lee
- Jin-Seng Lin
- Chanporn Chaosap
- Kazeem D Adeyemi
- Yuwares Ruangpanit
- PubMed: 41916054
- DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2026.106851
- High evidence
it significantly reduced feed intake (P = 0.036). It also improved eggshell quality by decreasing the proportion of cracked eggs (P = 0.014) and increasing eggshell weight (P = 0.049) and shell thickness (P = 0.031).
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Moderate
- Significant
- Yes