Growth Performance and Characterization of Meat Quality of Broiler Chickens Supplemented with Betaine and Antioxidants under Cyclic Heat Stress

• Main Authors: Majid Shakeri (Author), Jeremy J. Cottrell (Author), Stuart Wilkinson (Author), Hieu H. Le (Author), Hafiz A. R. Suleria (Author), Robyn D. Warner (Author), Frank R. Dunshea (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Heat stress (HS) causes oxidative stress, which compromises broiler performance and meat quality. The aim of this study was to determine whether dietary antioxidants could be used as an amelioration strategy. Seventy-two day-old-male Ross-308 chicks were exposed to either thermoneutral or cyclical h...