Behavior and Immune Response of Conventional and Slow-Growing Broilers to Salmonella Typhimurium

Behavior and Immune Response of Conventional and Slow-Growing Broilers to Salmonella Typhimurium

Fast growth rate in broiler chickens comes with welfare concerns and the contribution of growth rate to pathogen resistance and sickness behavior is relatively unknown. The objective of this study was to evaluate physiological and behavioral responses of conventional (CONV) and slow-growing (SG) mal...

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Main Authors: Ashlyn M. Snyder, Sean P. Riley, Cara I. Robison, Darrin M. Karcher, Carmen L. Wickware, Timothy A. Johnson, Shawna L. Weimer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
broiler
growth rate
Salmonella
immune response
behavior
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2022.890848/full

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