Thermal manipulation of the embryo modifies the physiology and body composition of broiler chickens reared in floor pens without affecting breast meat processing quality1

Thermal manipulations during broiler embryogenesis improves post-hatch performance under hot conditions

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Intermittent thermal manipulations of broiler embryos during late incubation and their immediate effect on the embryonic development and hatching process

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Skin surface temperature of broiler chickens is correlated to body core temperature and is indicative of their thermoregulatory status

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Improvement of cold resistance and performance of broilers by acute cold exposure during late embryogenesis

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Effects of heat exposure on Akt/S6K1 signaling and expression of genes related to protein and energy metabolism in chicken (Gallus gallus) pectoralis major muscle

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Effect of heat and several additives related to stress levels on fluctuating asymmetry, heterophil:lymphocyte ratio, and tonic immobility duration in White Leghorn chicks

(2010) M. T. Prieto et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

QTL for several metabolic traits map to loci controlling growth and body composition in an F2 intercross between high- and low-growth chicken lines

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Thermal manipulations of broiler embryos--The effect on thermoregulation and development during embryogenesis

(2009) Y. Piestun et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

Crating and heat stress influence blood parameters and heat shock protein 70 expression in broiler chickens showing short or long tonic immobility reactions

(2009) I. Zulkifli et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

Alleviating heat stress in domestic fowl: different strategies

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Chicken meat quality: genetic variability and relationship with growth and muscle characteristics

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Thermal manipulations in late-term chick embryos have immediate and longer term effects on myoblast proliferation and skeletal muscle hypertrophy

(2008) Yogev Piestun et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Acclimation to Heat During Incubation. 1. Embryonic Morphological Traits, Blood Biochemistry, and Hatching Performance

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Thermal Manipulations During Broiler Embryogenesis: Effect on the Acquisition of Thermotolerance

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