The Effect of Low Protein Energy-Rich Diets on Plasma Hepatic Markers, Hepatic Damage, and Discrimination Reversal Learning in Young Female Chicks

The Effect of Low Protein Energy-Rich Diets on Plasma Hepatic Markers, Hepatic Damage, and Discrimination Reversal Learning in Young Female Chicks

Consumption of low protein energy-rich (LPER) diets increases susceptibility to metabolic disease in mammals, such as hepatic damage, and can have an adverse effect on cognition. However, the effects of these diets on both physical and mental welfare have not been investigated in domestic meat chick...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Laura Bona, Nienke van Staaveren, Bishwo Bandhu Pokharel, Marinus van Krimpen, Alexandra Harlander-Matauschek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
female broiler
hepatic damage
enzymes
cognition
welfare
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2018.00107/full

Similar Items

Similar Items