Kawabata, Fuminori Tabata, Shoji
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The Journal of Poultry Science
Many behavioral studies and histological analyses of the sense of taste have been conducted in chickens, as it plays an important role in the ingestion of feed. In recent years, various taste receptors have been analyzed, and the functions of fatty acids, umami, and bitter taste receptors in chickens have become clear. In this review, the bitter ta...
Nakamura, Kiriko Shishido, Mitsuki Shimamoto, Saki Ogawa, Goichiro Khandelwal, Nikhil Tatsugawa, Kenji Fujita, Yoshikazu Ohtsuka, Akira Ijiri, Daichi
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The Journal of Poultry Science
This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation of dried neem ( Azadirachta indica ) leaf extract (DNE) on lipid peroxidation and the expression of genes encoding mRNAs in antioxidant enzymes in the pectoralis major muscle of chickens. A total of 24 male broiler chickens (ROSS308) were divided into three groups ( n =8) a...
Song, Mengze Jiao, Hongchao Zhao, Jingpeng Wang, Xiaojuan Li, Haifang Wang, Ping Ma, Baishun Sun, Shuhong Lin, Hai
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The Journal of Poultry Science
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation of calcium propionate and calcium butyrate on the laying performance, eggshell quality, and expression of genes related to calcium and phosphorus metabolism in the tibia. One hundred and twenty 70-week-old Isa Brown hens were randomly assigned to three treatments, and each...
Bălăceanu, Rosalie Adina Nimigean, Victor G. Nimigean, Vanda Roxana E.S. Raită, Ştefania Ognean, Laurenţ Dojană, Nicolae
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The Journal of Poultry Science
The reproductive performance of broiler breeder chickens noticeably decreases toward the end of their commercial lives. Herein, we determined the effects of vitamin E and selenium dietary supplementation on semen traits, egg fertility (defined as fertilization and hatching rates) of adult (49-week-old) and older (63-week-old) Red Cornish breeders. ...
Ali, Usman Naveed, Saima Qaisrani, Shafqat Nawaz Mahmud, Athar Hayat, Zafar Abdullah, Muhammad Kikusato, Motoi Toyomizu, Masaaki
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The Journal of Poultry Science
There has been an upsurge of interest in the phytobiotics coincident with the onset of the potential ban on the use of antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) in the broiler industry and because many kinds of nutraceuticals play an important role in improving growth performance, feed efficiency, and gut health of broilers. In the previous years, signifi...
Matsuzaki, Mei Sasanami, Tomohiro
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The Journal of Poultry Science
Sperm drastically change their flagellar movement in response to the surrounding physical and chemical environment. Testicular sperm are immotile; however, they gain the competence to initiate motility during passage through the male reproductive tract. Once ejaculated, the sperm are activated and promptly initiate motility. Unlike mammals, ejacula...
Hoque, Md Raihanul Park, Insun Mun, Seyoung Kim, In Ho
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The Journal of Poultry Science
A 35-day experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of the supplementation of mineral detoxified sulfur dispersion ((DSD); Patent No.: 10-1997773) on the growth performance, meat quality, excreta microbiota, gas emissions, nutrient digestibility, and blood profiles of broilers. In total, 720 one-day-old ROSS 308 broilers, with an initial body...
Shimeno, Maki Hashimoto, Yasushi Yanagawa, Aya Yamamoto, Mai Yorozuya, Teruhiro Nollet, Lode Yonemochi, Chisato
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The Journal of Poultry Science
We evaluated the effects of 6-phytases on the growth performance of broilers (UK Chunky) under the recommended supplier-application dosage of each phytase. A nutritionally sufficient standard diet was administered as the base diets in the positive control feed. The diet in the negative control feed was designed by reducing total phosphorous, non-ph...
Ono, Ryoko Miyachi, Haruka Usui, Harui Oguchi, Rina Nishimura, Kenji Takahashi, Kanna Yamagishi, Yuri Kawamura, Nonoka Matsushita, Remi Goto, Tatsuhiko
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The Journal of Poultry Science
Japanese indigenous chickens include approximately 50 breeds exhibiting various morphological traits, such as a long tail. These genetic resources will be important for revealing the genetic basis of morphological traits in the future. However, little is known about the phenotypic characteristics of each breed during the growth stages. To understan...
Nakashima, Kazuki Ishida, Aiko
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The Journal of Poultry Science
Protein synthesis in skeletal muscle is considered one of the most energy-consuming cellular processes. AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a metabolic master switch that regulates glucose and lipid metabolism, and it is implicated in protein synthesis control in skeletal muscles. The mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) is a centr...