In ovo injection of betaine promotes adrenal steroidogenesis in pre-hatched chicken fetuses

ABSTRACT: Corticosterone is critical for the maturation and survival of chicken fetus around hatching. Betaine is used as a feed additive in poultry industry to promote growth and mitigate stress. However, it remains unknown whether betaine could affect adrenal corticosterone synthesis in pre-hatchi...

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Main Authors: Halima Abobaker, Nagmeldin A. Omer, Yun Hu, Abdulrahman A. Idriss, Ruqian Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S003257912200178X