Intestinal Barrier Integrity in Heat-Stressed Modern Broilers and Their Ancestor Wild Jungle Fowl

High environmental temperature has strong adverse effects on poultry production, welfare, and sustainability and, thereby, constitutes one of the most challenging stressors. Although colossal information has been published on the effects of heat stress on poultry productivity and gut health, the fun...

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Main Authors: Travis W. Tabler, Elizabeth S. Greene, Sara K. Orlowski, Joseph Z. Hiltz, Nicholas B. Anthony, Sami Dridi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2020.00249/full