Biomarkers of heat stress and mechanism of heat stress response in Avian species: Current insights and future perspectives from poultry science

S Oladokun, DI Adewole - Journal of Thermal Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Heat stress remains a challenge for all living organisms on the globe, especially in the
summer months. Heat stress is one of the most critical environmental stressors impairing the …

Adverse effects of heat stress during summer on broiler chickens production and antioxidant mitigating effects

VO Sumanu, V Naidoo, MC Oosthuizen… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Broiler chicken meat is a good source of protein consumed universally, and is one of the
most commonly farmed species in world. In addition to providing food, poultry non-edible …

Advances in epigenetic mechanisms of chick embryo heat acclimation

P Xu, H Lin, H Jiao, J Zhao, X Wang - World's Poultry Science …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The environment is closely related to the healthy rearing of animals. As an environmental
stressor, heat stress has been paid close attention by practitioners. The high-temperature …

The role of necroptosis and apoptosis through the oxidative stress pathway in the liver of selenium-deficient swine

Y Zhang, D Yu, J Zhang, J Bao, C Tang, Z Zhang - Metallomics, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Necroptosis is regarded as a new paradigm of cell death that plays a key role in the liver
damage observed with selenium (Se) deficiency. Se deficiency has a significant impact on …

Host responses to Clostridium perfringens challenge in a chicken model of chronic stress

SJM Zaytsoff, SM Lyons, AM Garner, RRE Uwiera… - Gut Pathogens, 2020 - Springer
Background This study utilized a chicken model of chronic physiological stress mediated by
corticosterone (CORT) administration to ascertain how various host metrics are altered upon …

Effects of Vitamin A on Immune Responses and Vitamin A Metabolism in Broiler Chickens Challenged with Necrotic Enteritis

S Guo, L He, Y Zhang, J Niu, C Li, Z Zhang, P Li… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Vitamin A is an anti-inflammatory vitamin and essential for the health of
humans and animals. Necrotic enteritis is an enteric inflammatory disease in poultry caused …

Physiological stress mediated by corticosterone administration alters intestinal bacterial communities and increases the relative abundance of Clostridium perfringens …

SJM Zaytsoff, RRE Uwiera, GD Inglis - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
A model of physiological stress mediated by the administration of corticosterone (CORT)
was used to investigate the impact of stress on the intestinal microbiota of chickens. Birds …

Evaluation of predisposing factors of necrotic enteritis in experimentally challenged broiler chickens

L Justino, AAS Baptista, M Souza, MF Menck-Costa… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The ban of antibiotic growth promoters in animal feed increased the
number of cases of necrotic enteritis (NE) in broilers, greatly affecting the poultry industry …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of necrotic enteritis effects on growth performance and intestinal health in two different meat-type chicken strains Athens Canadian Random Bred …

D Goo, H Ko, MK Sharma, VSR Choppa, D Paneru… - Poultry Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Chickens have undergone genetic improvements in the past few decades to maximize
growth efficiency. However, necrotic enteritis (NE), an enteric disease primarily caused by C …

[HTML][HTML] Proteomics analysis for key molecules in adrenal glands of Wenchang chickens for their resistance to heat stress

Y Lin, Z Ji, C Li, Q Liang, J Shi, Z Su, X Yao, X Zhang - Poultry Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Rising temperatures and intensified agricultural practices have heightened heat stress (HS)-
related challenges in poultry farming, notably heat-induced sudden death in chickens …