Evolvement of taste sensitivity and taste buds in chickens during selective breeding

ABSTRACT: Chickens have been reported to have a low taste bud count and thus low taste acuity. However, more recent studies indicate that the earlier reported count of chicken taste buds may have been significantly underestimated. To answer the question of whether the taste sensing system in broiler...

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Main Authors: Yuta Yoshida, Fuminori Kawabata, Shoji Tabata, Samuel E. Aggrey, Romdhane Rekaya, Hong-Xiang Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579121001474