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However, the effect of spirulina intervention on the performance of broilers exposed to heat stress is poorly understood. A better understanding of the productivity of heat\u2010stressed broilers on spirulina intervention will assist in utilizing these data in decision\u2010support systems in the poultry industry. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effectiveness of spirulina intervention in enhancing production physiology and health indices of heat\u2010stressed broilers using a meta\u2010analysis approach. A detailed search performed on PubMed, Embase, Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and Web of Science databases on the topic identified 865 publications following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta\u2010analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Thirteen peer\u2010reviewed studies comprising 4904 broilers exposed to heat stress conditions were used for meta\u2010analysis. Raw mean differences (RMD) between the heat\u2010stressed broilers with and without spirulina intervention were used to calculate the effect sizes. Heat\u2010stressed broilers on spirulina intervention had their average daily feed intake (ADFI), feed conversion ratio (FCR), and average daily gain (ADG) enhanced by 3.39\u2009g\/bird\/day (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.002), \u22120.08 (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.010), and 2.83\u2009g\/bird\/day (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), respectively when compared to those in control group. Restricted subgroup analysis showed that moderators (broiler strains, dose level of spirulina, and production phases) affected ADFI, FCR, and ADG in heat\u2010stressed broilers on spirulina intervention. Dressing percentage (RMD\u2009=\u20091.60%;\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), and weights of breast, thigh, liver, heart, gizzard, spleen, and thymus were higher, but the abdominal fat weight was lower in response to spirulina intervention. Additionally, spirulina intervention increased the levels of hemoglobin (Hb), red blood cell (RBC), white blood (WBC), total protein, albumin, and globulin, and decreased the levels of uric acid, creatinine, total cholesterol, triglycerides, low\u2010density lipoprotein (LDL), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) in broilers exposed to heat stress conditions. The results indicate significant increase in superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx), immunoglobulin G (IgG), immunoglobulin M (IgM), immunoglobulin A (IgA), and reduction in malondialdehyde (MDA) in broilers in comparison with controls. It can be concluded that spirulina intervention has the potential to improve growth performance, organ and carcass parameters, blood characteristics, immune functions, and antioxidative capacity of broilers exposed to heat\u2010stress. These findings can be used by farmers, feed manufacturers, poultry nutritionists, and policymakers in decision\u2010support systems to advance the use of spirulina in the poultry industry.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/jpn.70016","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,8]],"date-time":"2025-10-08T21:26:58Z","timestamp":1759958818000},"page":"23-34","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Meta\u2010Analysis of the Efficacy of Spirulina Intervention in Mitigating the Negative Impact of Heat Stress on Production Physiology and Health Indices of Broilers"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"110","author":[{"given":"Christian Anayo","family":"Mbajiorgu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Agriculture and Animal Health University of South Africa Florida South Africa"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ifeanyichukwu Princewill","family":"Ogbuewu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Agriculture and Animal Health University of South Africa Florida South Africa"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0390-8087","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Monnye","family":"Mabelebele","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Agriculture and Animal Health University of South Africa Florida South Africa"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_11_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/ani10030473"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3109\/08923973.2014.998368"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12917-023-03858-z"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s11250-019-02055-1"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/jpn.13455"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s12011-021-02662-w"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.21608\/ejnf.2023.298115"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"24","DOI":"10.3390\/ani10010024","article-title":"Impacts of Strain Variation on Response to Heat Stress and Boldo Extract Supplementation to Broiler Chickens","volume":"10","author":"Abo Ghanima M. 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