Hormone-mediated maternal stress affects embryonic development during incubation without adverse effect on chick weight and body composition
BRITISH POULTRY SCIENCE, vol.55, no.2, pp.186-193, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- 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.