Simple Summary In poultry production, chickens are confronted with a wide range of
potential stressful conditions including restricted movement, long light phases or poor air …

Globally, laying hen production systems are a focus of concern for animal welfare. Recently,
the impacts of rearing environments have attracted attention, particularly with the trend …

Stressful situations reduce the welfare, production indices and immune status of chickens.
Salmonella spp. are a major zoonotic pathogens that annually cause over 1 billion infections …

At present, the poultry meat and egg industry has gained a lot of ground, being viewed as a
provider of a healthy alternative to red meat and other protein sources. If this trend is to be …

The impact of global warming on poultry production has gained significant attention over the
years. However, our current knowledge and understanding of the mechanisms through …

Overcrowding stress is a reality in the poultry industry. Chickens exposed to long-term
stressful situations present a reduction of welfare and immunosuppression. We designed …

Little is known about the relationship between welfare traits and production in laying hen
parent stock (PS). In commercial laying hens and pure lines, it is known that aspects …

We have previously shown that intestinal barrier function can be adversely affected by
poorly digested diets or feed restriction, resulting in increased intestinal inflammation …

There are potential advantages for using noninvasive methods instead of conventional
approaches for measuring corticosterone (CORT) as a metric of stress. Two studies …

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of heat and several additives related to
stress on fluctuating asymmetry (groups 1 to 10), heterophil: lymphocyte ratio (groups 1 to 3 …