Mechanisms Underlying the Protective Effect of Maternal Zinc (ZnSO₄ or Zn-Gly) against Heat Stress-Induced Oxidative Stress in Chicken Embryo

• Main Authors: Yunfeng Zhang (Author), Lingyu Xie (Author), Xiaoqing Ding (Author), Yuanyuan Wang (Author), Yibin Xu (Author), Danlei Li (Author), Shuang Liang (Author), Yongxia Wang (Author), Ling Zhang (Author), Aikun Fu (Author), Xiuan Zhan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Environmental factors such as high temperature can cause oxidative stress and negatively affect the physiological status and meat quality of broiler chickens. The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary maternal Zn-Gly or ZnSO₄ supplementation on embryo mortalit...