Article
The effect of environmental temperature on episodic growth hormone release of meat-type chickens selected for 6 week body weight or for improved feed efficiency between 3 and 6 weeks of age.
General and comparative endocrinology - 1 Sept 1994
Buyse J, Leenstra F R, Beuving G, Berghman L R, Decuypere E
Abstract excerpt
The effect of a high (33 degrees C) compared to a normal (23 degrees C) ambient temperature on the pulsatile release of growth hormone (GH) has been studied in 4-week-old, cannulated male meat-type chickens selected for high body weight (GL line) or for improved feed efficiency (FC line). When re...
Topics
- Aging
- Animals
- Body Weight
- Chickens
- Environment
- Feeding Behavior
- Genotype
- Growth Hormone
- Male
- Pulsatile Flow
- Temperature
- Time Factors