Effects of melittin on production performance, antioxidant function, immune function, heat shock protein, intestinal morphology, and cecal microbiota in heat-stressed quails

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of melittin on production performance, antioxidant function, immune function, heat shock protein, intestinal morphology, and cecal microbiota of heat-stressed quails. A total of 120 (30-day-old) male quails were randomly divided into...

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Main Authors: Qingming Qin, Zhili Li, Min Zhang, Yaqi Dai, Shuohan Li, Haigang Wu, Zifu Zhang, Peirong Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-10-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579123002353