Effects of Corticosterone and Dietary Energy on Immune Function of Broiler Chickens

An experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary energy level on the performance and immune function of stressed broiler chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus). A total of 96 three-day-old male broiler chickens (Ross × Ross) were divided into two groups. One group received a high energ...

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Main Authors: Yang, Jiachang, Liu, Lei, Sheikhahmadi, Ardashir, Wang, Yufeng, Li, Congcong, Jiao, Hongchao, Lin, Hai, Song, Zhigang
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4372532/