Applied Research Note: Maternal flaxseed diet did not affect body weight of broiler chickens diagnosed with novel avian reovirus and infectious bronchitis

SUMMARY: Feeding breeder hens diets enriched with omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 FA) has previously been shown to increase their progeny's immunocompetence. During an experiment to assess the effects of maternal-fed n-3 FA on broiler behavior, broiler chickens experienced an unexpected disease outbre...

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Main Authors: R.H. Whittle, E.G. Kiarie, T.M. Widowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-06-01
Series:Journal of Applied Poultry Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1056617124000035