Physiology, endocrinology, and reproduction; effects of dietary supplementation of methionine and its hydroxy analog dl-2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutanoic acid on growth performance, plasma hormone levels, and the redox status of broiler chickens exposed to high temperatures

Poultry Science

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2311-2320

  Willemsen, H ^a   Swennen, Q ^a,b   Everaert, N ^a   Geraert, P A ^a   Mercier, Y ^a   Stinckens, A ^a   Decuypere, E ^a   Buyse, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Adisseo France SAS   (France)

Author keywords

Broiler chicken; DL methionine (analog); Heat stress; Oxidative status

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

2 HYDROXY 4 METHYLTHIOBUTYRIC ACID; ALPHA-HYDROXY-GAMMA-METHYLMERCAPTOBUTYRIC ACID; CORTICOSTERONE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLUTATHIONE; HORMONE; METHIONINE; THYROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; CORTICOSTERONE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GLUTATHIONE; HORMONES; HOT TEMPERATURE; LIVER; MALE; METHIONINE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 80053168290     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2011-01353     Document Type: Article

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