Characterizing the impact of prenatal thermal and auditory stimulation on broiler chickens

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ahmad Hanafi Sulong (Author)
Corporate Author: Universiti Putra Malaysia
Format: Thesis Book
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. General introduction
  • 2. Literature review
  • 3. Circulating levels of acute phase proteins, heat shock protein 70 and corticosterone in the serum of developing chick embryos and newly hatched broiler chicks
  • 4. Prenatal thermal stress affectsacute phase proteins, heat shock protein 70, and circulating corticosterone in developing broiler embryos and neonates
  • 5. Prenatal auditory stimulation induces physiological stress responses in developing embryos and newly hatched chicks
  • 6. Prenatal auditory stimulation modulates physiological, stress-related gene expression, cecal microflora and fear responses in broiler chickens exposed to delayed placement
  • 7. Does prenatal auditory stimulation result in better outcomes to feed restriction in broiler chicken
  • 8. Overall discussion, conclusion and recommendations for future work