Feed efficiency reduction and avian uncoupling protein expression in heat stressed broilers
• Cyclic high ambient temperature reduces feed intake and bodyweight gain in Ross 308 broilers. • Pair-fed broilers had similar feed efficiency with heat stressed broilers. • AvUCP expression was increased in the m. pectoralis but not in the brain of heat stressed broilers.
Authors
- R. M. Dwars
- Sanne van Gastelen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4547-8449)
- S. Okrathok
- Andreas Papanikolaou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5991-0963)
- S. Khempaka
- M.G.R. Matthijs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3514-1092)
- T. Veldkamp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6880-9680)
- J.T. Schonewille
Institutions
- Utrecht University (NL)
- Suranaree University of Technology (TH)
- Wageningen University & Research (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Thermal Biology
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2025.104197
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.39
Funders
- Universiteit Utrecht
- Suranaree University of Technology
- Royal De Heus
- Wageningen University and Research