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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Chicken Lines"”.
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Neurological - Molecular Interface in Food Intake and Metabolism in Birds and Mammals
… regulation and adipose tissue deposition in chickens, using chickens selected for low or high juvenile body weight as a model. Appetite regulation in the brain, particularly the hypothalamus, is the main factor governing food intake. Neuropeptide Y (NPY), known as a potent orexigenic factor, …
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Characterization Of Neuronal Groups Regulating Sexual And Agonistic Behavior In Male Chicken (Gallus Gallus)
… receptors were investigated in males of two chicken lines that differed in their Sociality. Social line had higher P450 expression in the rPOM and clPOM, more ESR1 expression in clPOM and more ESR2 in the NCPa. Higher expression of AVPR1A/VT4R in the rPOM, clPOM, BSTM1, BSTM2 and SL1 were …
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Food intake in birds: hypothalamic mechanisms
… associated with appetite in broilers, layers, chicken lines selected for low (LWS) or high (HWS) body weight, and Japanese quail, which provide a unique perspective to understanding appetite. Broiler-type chicks have been genetically selected for rapid growth and consume much more feed than do …
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Assessment of a Nutritional Rehabilitation Model in Two Modern Broilers and Their Jungle Fowl Ancestor: A Model for Better Understanding Childhood Undernutrition
… of this dissertation was to determine if chickens consuming a rye based diet exhibited a similar pathophysiology of stunted children to develop a relevant animal model. Therefore, early or late phase malnutrition was induced determine the effects of malnutrition on performance, bone …