Hormone-mediated maternal stress affects embryonic development during incubation without adverse effect on chick weight and body composition

Babacanoglu E., YALÇIN S.

BRITISH POULTRY SCIENCE, vol.55, no.2, pp.186-193, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 55 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/00071668.2013.878784
  • Journal Name: BRITISH POULTRY SCIENCE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.186-193
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

1. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of maternal stress (MS) induced by supplementing the hen's diet with 2 mg/hen/d dietary corticosterone (CORT) on embryonic development, biochemical blood parameters and hatching performance of broiler chicks.