Hatching phase influences thermal preference of broilers throughout rearing.

Here we aimed for the first time to analyse whether opposite hatching patterns associated or not to high incubation temperature from day 13 to hatching interferes with the thermal preference and response of broilers to heat stress throughout the rearing period. Fertile eggs from 56-week-old broiler...

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Main Authors: João Batista Matos Júnior, Tamiris Iara Vicentini, Ayla Rosa Almeida, Viviane de Souza Morita, Sarah Sgavioli, Isabel Cristina Boleli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235600