Research Note: Behavioral preference and conditioned taste aversion to oleic acid solution in chickens

A functional fatty acid taste receptor, GPR120, is present in chicken oral tissues, and chickens show a preference for lipid in feed. However, it remains unclear whether chickens can detect fatty acids. To address this issue, we adopted 2 behavioral paradigms: a one-bowl drinking test to evaluate th...

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Main Authors: Fuminori Kawabata, Yuta Yoshida, Yuki Inoue, Yuko Kawabata, Shotaro Nishimura, Shoji Tabata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579120307653