Dried Watermelon Rind Mash Diet Increases Plasma L-Citrulline Level in Chicks

Dried Watermelon Rind Mash Diet Increases Plasma L-Citrulline Level in Chicks

Heat stress is an increasing concern in poultry industry as it can cause a rise in the body temperature of chickens. Recently, we reported that l-citrulline (l-Cit) is a potential hypothermic agent that could improve thermotolerance in chicks. However, synthetic l-Cit has not yet been approved for i...

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Main Authors: Linh T. N. Nguyen, Guofeng Han, Hui Yang, Hiromi Ikeda, Hatem M. Eltahan, Vishwajit S. Chowdhury, Mitsuhiro Furuse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Poultry Science Association 2019-01-01
Series:The Journal of Poultry Science
Subjects:
body temperature
chicks
food intake
plasma l-citrulline
watermelon rind
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpsa/56/1/56_0180018/_html/-char/en

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