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It is involved in energy and lipid metabolism, bile production, protein synthesis and stress response.<\/p>\n      <nav class=\"ia-toc\" aria-label=\"Article contents\"><span class=\"ia-toc__title\">Article contents<\/span><ol><li><a href=\"#challenges\">Challenges for liver function<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#phytogenics\">Standardised phytogenics<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#artichoke\">Artichoke extract<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#evidence\">Evidence in poultry<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/nav>\n      <section id=\"challenges\"><h2>Main challenges for liver function<\/h2>\n<p>In layers and breeders, hemorrhagic fatty liver syndrome remains a relevant challenge, especially in high-production birds fed energy-dense diets. In broilers, rapid growth requires high metabolic activity to sustain protein synthesis, energy metabolism, lipid management and detoxification.<\/p>\n<p>Mycotoxins, nutritional imbalances, inflammation and heat stress add further pressure. Heat stress alters redox homeostasis and increases reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, promoting oxidative damage and metabolic pressure on the liver.<\/p><\/section>\n<!-- Sustituir .ia-placeholder por una etiqueta <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"URL\" alt=\"...\" loading=\"lazy\"> -->\n<figure class=\"ia-media\">\n  <div class=\"ia-placeholder\">\n    <div class=\"ia-placeholder__inner\">\n      <span class=\"ia-placeholder__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u25a7<\/span>\n      <strong>Secondary image: major sources of hepatic pressure<\/strong>\n      <small>Proporci\u00f3n recomendada: 16:9<\/small>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  \n<\/figure>\n<section id=\"phytogenics\"><h2>Phytogenics: from plant extracts to active compounds<\/h2>\n<p>Phytogenics can provide antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, digestive and metabolic support. Their technical value, however, depends on the concentration, stability and bioavailability of active compounds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ia-callout\"><p>Declaring a \u201cplant extract\u201d does not guarantee a reproducible physiological effect. Extracts from the same botanical species may differ according to plant origin, the part used, extraction method, processing and stability during feed manufacturing.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Phytogenic nutrition must therefore progress towards solutions characterized and formulated around measurable active compounds.<\/p><\/section>\n<!-- Sustituir .ia-placeholder por una etiqueta <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"URL\" alt=\"...\" loading=\"lazy\"> -->\n<figure class=\"ia-media\">\n  <div class=\"ia-placeholder\">\n    <div class=\"ia-placeholder__inner\">\n      <span class=\"ia-placeholder__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u25a7<\/span>\n      <strong>Figure 1: from generic plant extract to measurable active compounds<\/strong>\n      <small>Proporci\u00f3n recomendada: 16:9<\/small>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  \n<\/figure>\n<section id=\"artichoke\"><h2>Artichoke extract and standardisation<\/h2>\n<p>Artichoke extract, <em>Cynara scolymus<\/em>, is a good example. Its key compounds include caffeoylquinic acids such as chlorogenic acid and cynarin, linked to antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, choleretic, cholagogue and lipid-metabolism-modulating activities.<\/p>\n<p>It is therefore necessary to control the content of chlorogenic compounds rather than simply declare artichoke extract. Igusol developed an analytical method to identify and quantify these acids in raw materials and standardize the concentration of active ingredients in IGUSafe.<\/p><\/section>\n<section id=\"evidence\"><h2>Evidence and applications in poultry farming<\/h2>\n<p>In a 0-to-42-day trial, standardized artichoke extract significantly reduced serum AST and ALP compared with the control. Total protein was higher in the high-dose group, and these changes were accompanied by greater body weight and improved feed conversion.<\/p><div class=\"ia-table-wrap\"><table class=\"ia-table\"><thead><tr><th>Serum parameter<\/th><th>Control<\/th><th>80 g\/t<\/th><th>160 g\/t<\/th><th>P-value<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>ALP, U\/L<\/td><td>1,650\u1d43<\/td><td>1,401\u1d47<\/td><td>1,444\u1d47<\/td><td>0.048<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AST, U\/L<\/td><td>320.6\u1d43<\/td><td>275.6\u1d47<\/td><td>258.9\u1d47<\/td><td>0.013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total protein, g\/dL<\/td><td>3.43\u1d47<\/td><td>3.42\u1d47<\/td><td>3.78\u1d43<\/td><td>0.038<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p><small>ALP: alkaline phosphatase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase. Different letters indicate significant differences between treatments.<\/small><\/p><p>Recent literature also supports the interest of chlorogenic compounds during heat stress, including modulation of immune responses, antioxidant indicators, heat-shock proteins and intestinal barrier integrity.<\/p><ul class=\"ia-list\"><li>Broilers during rapid growth.<\/li><li>Layers and breeders during periods of high hepatic demand.<\/li><li>Heat-stress situations.<\/li><li>Programs requiring greater technical consistency from phytogenic solutions.<\/li><\/ul><\/section>\n<!-- Sustituir .ia-placeholder por una etiqueta <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"URL\" alt=\"...\" loading=\"lazy\"> -->\n<figure class=\"ia-media\">\n  <div class=\"ia-placeholder\">\n    <div class=\"ia-placeholder__inner\">\n      <span class=\"ia-placeholder__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u25a7<\/span>\n      <strong>Complementary trial chart or table<\/strong>\n      <small>Proporci\u00f3n recomendada: 16:9<\/small>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  \n<\/figure>\n<section id=\"conclusion\" class=\"ia-conclusion\"><h2>Conclusion<\/h2><p>The liver is a strategic target in modern poultry nutrition. Phytogenics can support liver function, but efficacy depends on measurable active compounds. 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Participa en el metabolismo energ\u00e9tico y lip\u00eddico, la producci\u00f3n de bilis, la s\u00edntesis proteica y la respuesta frente al estr\u00e9s.<\/p>\n      <nav class=\"ia-toc\" aria-label=\"Contenido del art\u00edculo\"><span class=\"ia-toc__title\">Contenido del art\u00edculo<\/span><ol><li><a href=\"#retos\">Retos para la funci\u00f3n hep\u00e1tica<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#fitogenicos\">Fitog\u00e9nicos estandarizados<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#alcachofa\">Extracto de alcachofa<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#evidencia\">Evidencia en avicultura<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#conclusion\">Conclusi\u00f3n<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/nav>\n      <section id=\"retos\"><h2>Principales retos para la funci\u00f3n hep\u00e1tica<\/h2>\n<p>En ponedoras y reproductoras, el s\u00edndrome hemorr\u00e1gico del h\u00edgado graso contin\u00faa siendo un desaf\u00edo, especialmente en aves de alta producci\u00f3n alimentadas con dietas energ\u00e9ticas. En broilers, el r\u00e1pido crecimiento exige una elevada actividad metab\u00f3lica para sostener s\u00edntesis proteica, metabolismo energ\u00e9tico, gesti\u00f3n de l\u00edpidos y detoxificaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>A ello se suman micotoxinas, desequilibrios nutricionales, inflamaci\u00f3n y estr\u00e9s t\u00e9rmico. Este \u00faltimo altera la homeostasis redox y aumenta la generaci\u00f3n de especies reactivas de ox\u00edgeno y nitr\u00f3geno, incrementando la presi\u00f3n metab\u00f3lica sobre el h\u00edgado.<\/p><\/section>\n<!-- Sustituir .ia-placeholder por una etiqueta <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"URL\" alt=\"...\" loading=\"lazy\"> -->\n<figure class=\"ia-media\">\n  <div class=\"ia-placeholder\">\n    <div class=\"ia-placeholder__inner\">\n      <span class=\"ia-placeholder__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u25a7<\/span>\n      <strong>Imagen secundaria: principales factores de presi\u00f3n hep\u00e1tica<\/strong>\n      <small>Proporci\u00f3n recomendada: 16:9<\/small>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  \n<\/figure>\n<section id=\"fitogenicos\"><h2>Fitog\u00e9nicos: de extractos vegetales a principios activos<\/h2>\n<p>Los fitog\u00e9nicos pueden aportar soporte antioxidante, antiinflamatorio, digestivo y metab\u00f3lico. Sin embargo, su valor t\u00e9cnico no depende \u00fanicamente de la especie vegetal, sino de la concentraci\u00f3n, estabilidad y biodisponibilidad de sus compuestos activos.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ia-callout\"><p>Declarar un \u201cextracto vegetal\u201d no garantiza un efecto fisiol\u00f3gico reproducible. Dos extractos de la misma especie pueden presentar perfiles diferentes por el origen, la parte de la planta, el m\u00e9todo de extracci\u00f3n, el procesado y la estabilidad en el pienso.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>La nutrici\u00f3n fitog\u00e9nica debe avanzar hacia soluciones caracterizadas y formuladas en base a compuestos activos medibles.<\/p><\/section>\n<!-- Sustituir .ia-placeholder por una etiqueta <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"URL\" alt=\"...\" loading=\"lazy\"> -->\n<figure class=\"ia-media\">\n  <div class=\"ia-placeholder\">\n    <div class=\"ia-placeholder__inner\">\n      <span class=\"ia-placeholder__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u25a7<\/span>\n      <strong>Ilustraci\u00f3n 1: del extracto vegetal gen\u00e9rico a principios activos medibles<\/strong>\n      <small>Proporci\u00f3n recomendada: 16:9<\/small>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  \n<\/figure>\n<section id=\"alcachofa\"><h2>Extracto de alcachofa y estandarizaci\u00f3n<\/h2>\n<p>El extracto de alcachofa, <em>Cynara scolymus<\/em>, es un ejemplo de este enfoque. Sus compuestos de mayor inter\u00e9s son los \u00e1cidos cafeoilqu\u00ednicos, entre ellos el \u00e1cido clorog\u00e9nico y la cinarina, asociados con actividad antioxidante, antiinflamatoria, hepatoprotectora, coler\u00e9tica, colagoga y moduladora del metabolismo lip\u00eddico.<\/p>\n<p>Desde un punto de vista t\u00e9cnico, no es suficiente hablar de extracto de alcachofa: es necesario controlar su contenido en compuestos clorog\u00e9nicos. Igusol ha desarrollado un m\u00e9todo anal\u00edtico para identificar y cuantificar estos \u00e1cidos en materias primas y estandarizar la concentraci\u00f3n de principios activos en IGUSafe.<\/p><\/section>\n<section id=\"evidencia\"><h2>Evidencia y aplicaciones en avicultura<\/h2>\n<p>En un ensayo de 0 a 42 d\u00edas, una soluci\u00f3n con extracto de alcachofa estandarizado en \u00e1cido clorog\u00e9nico redujo significativamente los niveles s\u00e9ricos de AST y ALP frente al control. La prote\u00edna total fue superior en el grupo suplementado a mayor dosis, acompa\u00f1ada de mayor peso corporal y mejor conversi\u00f3n alimenticia.<\/p><div class=\"ia-table-wrap\"><table class=\"ia-table\"><thead><tr><th>Par\u00e1metro s\u00e9rico<\/th><th>Control<\/th><th>80 g\/t<\/th><th>160 g\/t<\/th><th>P-valor<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>ALP, U\/L<\/td><td>1.650\u1d43<\/td><td>1.401\u1d47<\/td><td>1.444\u1d47<\/td><td>0,048<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AST, U\/L<\/td><td>320,6\u1d43<\/td><td>275,6\u1d47<\/td><td>258,9\u1d47<\/td><td>0,013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Prote\u00edna total, g\/dL<\/td><td>3,43\u1d47<\/td><td>3,42\u1d47<\/td><td>3,78\u1d43<\/td><td>0,038<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p><small>ALP: fosfatasa alcalina; AST: aspartato aminotransferasa. Letras distintas indican diferencias significativas entre tratamientos.<\/small><\/p><p>La literatura tambi\u00e9n refuerza el inter\u00e9s de los compuestos clorog\u00e9nicos en estr\u00e9s t\u00e9rmico. Se ha descrito una modulaci\u00f3n de la respuesta inmunol\u00f3gica, indicadores antioxidantes, prote\u00ednas de choque t\u00e9rmico e integridad de la barrera intestinal.<\/p>\n<p>En la pr\u00e1ctica, los extractos estandarizados pueden resultar de inter\u00e9s en:<\/p><ul class=\"ia-list\"><li>Broilers durante fases de crecimiento r\u00e1pido.<\/li><li>Ponedoras y reproductoras en periodos de alta demanda hep\u00e1tica.<\/li><li>Situaciones de estr\u00e9s t\u00e9rmico.<\/li><li>Programas que busquen mayor consistencia t\u00e9cnica de las soluciones fitog\u00e9nicas.<\/li><\/ul><\/section>\n<!-- Sustituir .ia-placeholder por una etiqueta <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"URL\" alt=\"...\" loading=\"lazy\"> -->\n<figure class=\"ia-media\">\n  <div class=\"ia-placeholder\">\n    <div class=\"ia-placeholder__inner\">\n      <span class=\"ia-placeholder__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u25a7<\/span>\n      <strong>Tabla o gr\u00e1fica complementaria del ensayo<\/strong>\n      <small>Proporci\u00f3n recomendada: 16:9<\/small>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  \n<\/figure>\n<section id=\"conclusion\" class=\"ia-conclusion\"><h2>Conclusi\u00f3n<\/h2><p>El h\u00edgado es una diana estrat\u00e9gica para la nutrici\u00f3n av\u00edcola moderna. Los fitog\u00e9nicos pueden contribuir a su soporte funcional, pero su eficacia depende de principios activos medibles. La estandarizaci\u00f3n del extracto de alcachofa en compuestos clorog\u00e9nicos permite pasar de materias primas vegetales gen\u00e9ricas a mol\u00e9culas funcionales y reproducibles.<\/p><\/section>\n    <\/main>\n\n    <aside class=\"ia-sidebar\" aria-label=\"Soluci\u00f3n relacionada\">\n      <div class=\"ia-sticky\">\n        <section class=\"ia-side-card ia-side-card--product\">\n          <span class=\"ia-side-card__eyebrow\">Soluci\u00f3n relacionada<\/span>\n          <h3>IGUSafe<\/h3>\n          <p>Fitog\u00e9nico estandarizado para apoyar la funci\u00f3n hep\u00e1tica, el equilibrio metab\u00f3lico y la detoxificaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n          <a class=\"ia-btn ia-btn--light\" href=\"https:\/\/igusol.com\/es\/igusafe\/\">Ver soluci\u00f3n<\/a>\n        <\/section>\n        <section class=\"ia-side-card ia-download\">\n          <span class=\"ia-side-card__eyebrow\">PDF<\/span>\n          <a class=\"ia-btn ia-btn--ghost\" href=\"#add-pdf-url\">A\u00f1adir enlace al PDF<\/a>\n          <p>Sustituye #add-pdf-url por la URL del PDF.<\/p>\n        <\/section>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/aside>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <section class=\"ia-solution-band\">\n    <div class=\"ia-shell ia-solution-band__grid\">\n      <div>\n        <span class=\"ia-kicker\" style=\"color:var(--ia-green-dark)\">Soluci\u00f3n relacionada<\/span>\n        <h2>Una soluci\u00f3n alineada con este desaf\u00edo: IGUSafe<\/h2>\n        <p>Fitog\u00e9nico estandarizado para apoyar la funci\u00f3n hep\u00e1tica, el equilibrio metab\u00f3lico y la detoxificaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n        <a class=\"ia-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/igusol.com\/es\/igusafe\/\">Ver soluci\u00f3n IGUSafe<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ia-product-visual\">\n        <div class=\"ia-placeholder__inner\">\n          <span class=\"ia-placeholder__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u25a7<\/span>\n          <strong>Imagen de producto \/ envase<\/strong>\n          <small>PNG transparente recomendado<\/small>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"ia-related\">\n    <div class=\"ia-shell\">\n      <div class=\"ia-related__head\">\n        <h2>Soluciones relacionadas<\/h2>\n        <a class=\"ia-btn ia-btn--ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/igusol.com\/#products\">Ver todas las soluciones<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"ia-related__grid\">\n        <a class=\"ia-related-card\" href=\"https:\/\/igusol.com\/es\/solvance\/\">\n  <span>Control de micotoxinas<\/span>\n  <strong>SOLVance<\/strong>\n  <small>Adsorci\u00f3n de amplio espectro combinada con apoyo hepatoprotector.<\/small>\n<\/a>\n<a class=\"ia-related-card\" href=\"https:\/\/igusol.com\/es\/solergy\/\">\n  <span>Energ\u00eda funcional<\/span>\n  <strong>SOLERGY<\/strong>\n  <small>Combinaci\u00f3n de precursores gluconeog\u00e9nicos y fitog\u00e9nicos para optimizar el metabolismo energ\u00e9tico.<\/small>\n<\/a>\n<a class=\"ia-related-card\" href=\"https:\/\/igusol.com\/es\/entan\/\">\n  <span>Protecci\u00f3n antioxidante<\/span>\n  <strong>ENTAN<\/strong>\n  <small>Extracto de uva rico en polifenoles para reforzar la protecci\u00f3n celular frente al estr\u00e9s oxidativo.<\/small>\n<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technical article The liver as a metabolic axis in poultry production: the importance of standardised phytogenics The efficacy of a phytogenic does not depend only on the plant used, but on the concentration, stability and bioavailability of measurable active compounds. 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