Effects of dietary macronutrient composition and exogenous neuropeptide Y on adipose tissue development in broiler chicks

The objective of this dissertation research was to investigate the effect of dietary macronutrient composition on neuropeptide Y (NPY)-mediated regulation of adipose tissue physiology in broiler chickens during the early post-hatch period. A high-carbohydrate (HC), high-fat (HF) or high-protein (HP)...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wang, Guoqing
Other Authors: Animal and Poultry Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2018
Subjects:
NPY
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/83514