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

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 471-476

  Zulkifli, I ^a   Al Aqil, A ^a   Omar, A R ^a   Sazili, A Q ^a   Rajion, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chicken; Corticosterone; Heat shock protein 70; Heterophil:Lymphocyte ratio; Tonic immobility

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

CORTICOSTERONE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHICKEN; FEAR; GENETICS; HEAT; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; TONIC IMMOBILITY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CORTICOSTERONE; FEAR; HOT TEMPERATURE; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; IMMOBILITY RESPONSE, TONIC; MALE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 63849250764     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2008-00287     Document Type: Article

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