Influence of incubation, diet, and sex on avian uncoupling protein expression and oxidative stress in market age broilers following exposure to acute heat stress

ABSTRACT: Genetic selection for rapid growth in broilers has inadvertently resulted in increased susceptibility to heat stress, particularly in male birds. Increased oxidative stress associated with hyperthermia may be reduced by avian uncoupling protein (avUCP), which has been proposed to modulate...

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Main Authors: Kelly E. Brannan, Kaylee K. Helfrich, George R. Flentke, Susan M. Smith, Kimberly A. Livingston, Christine Jansen van Rensburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-05-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579122000530