Methods for identifying stress caused by fasting in commercial laying hens
ABSTRACT: Plasma corticosterone concentration (CORT), heterophil:lymphocyte ratio (H:L), catalase activity (CAT), total glutathione concentration (GSH), and thiobarbituric acid reactive substance levels (TBARS) were evaluated in 48 Hy-Line Brown laying hens, at 79 weeks of age, after being fasted fo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
2024-03-01
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| Series: | Ciência Rural |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782024000800651&tlng=en |