RNA-seq analysis of broiler liver transcriptome reveals novel responses to heat stress

ABSTRACT: Background In broilers, heat stress can result in reduced feed consumption, digestive inefficiency, impaired metabolism, and even death. The broiler sector of the U.S. poultry industry incurs approximately $52 million in heat stress-related losses annually. The objective of this study is to characterize the effects of chronic, cyclic heat stress on the transcriptome of a metabolically active organ, the liver. Characterizing the liver transcriptome of heat-stressed broilers will help clarify the effects of heat stress on metabolism. This information will provide a platform for future investigations that further elucidate physiologic responses to heat stress and seek methods to ameliorate the negative impacts of heat. Results Transcriptome sequencing of the livers of 8 broiler males us

ORGANISM(S): Gallus gallus

SUBMITTER: Derrick Coble 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-51035 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress