Feed Restriction Induced Changes in Behavior, Corticosterone, and Microbial Programming in Slow- and Fast-Growing Chicken Breeds

Feed Restriction Induced Changes in Behavior, Corticosterone, and Microbial Programming in Slow- and Fast-Growing Chicken Breeds

This study aimed to explore the difference between two Chinese local broilers, one slow- and one fast-growing, in their response to a stress challenge. We conducted the study on slow- (Weining chicken) and fast-growing (Jinlinghua chicken) breeds, with 50 chickens from each breed either feed restric...

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Main Authors: Chao Yan, Jinlong Xiao, Di Chen, Simon P. Turner, Zhiwei Li, Hao Liu, Wen Liu, Jian Liu, Siyu Chen, Xingbo Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
feed restriction
gut microbiota
slow- and fast-growing breeds
chronic stress
chicken
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/1/141

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