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Oyster Mushroom Feed Improves Chicken Growth and Gut Health

Oyster Mushroom Feed Improves Chicken Growth and Gut Health

Oyster mushroom

What they found

Feeding oyster mushroom to broiler chickens improved growth, reduced gut inflammation and boosted beneficial bacteria.

Feeding oyster mushroom to broiler chickens improved growth, reduced gut inflammation and boosted beneficial bacteria.

How solid is it?

Animal

Animal

Animal

Animal

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Pleurotus sapidus

Pleurotus sapidus

Published in

Poultry Science

Poultry Science

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Section

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Fungi-Fed Chickens

Fungi-Fed Chickens

Feeding oyster mushroom (Pleurotus sapidus) to broiler chickens improved growth, reduced gut inflammation, and boosted beneficial gut bacteria like Lactobacillus. It also shifted gene expression in liver and muscle tissue. While niche, this supports mushrooms as a sustainable tool in agriculture and animal gut health.

Feeding oyster mushroom (Pleurotus sapidus) to broiler chickens improved growth, reduced gut inflammation, and boosted beneficial gut bacteria like Lactobacillus. It also shifted gene expression in liver and muscle tissue. While niche, this supports mushrooms as a sustainable tool in agriculture and animal gut health.

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