Effects of cage size on the natural behavior, serum parameters, production performance and hypothalamic mRNA expression profiles of laying hens

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of cage size on the natural behavior, serum biochemistry, production performance and hypothalamic transcriptome profiles of laying hens. A total of 360 79-week-old hens were selected and randomly assigned to three groups (with five replicates e...

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Main Authors: Yi Wan, Ruiyu Ma, Renrong Qi, Dawei Jiang, Helong Guan, Wei Liu, Junying Li, Yan Li, Kai Zhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-01-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579124012252
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