Metformin improves ovarian function and increases egg production in broiler breeder hens.

ABSTRACT:

In brief

The pathophysiology of the ovarian dysfunction encountered in broiler breeder hens remains poorly understood but is similar to a condition in women known as polycystic ovary syndrome. This study reveals that metformin may provide a cheap and effective method of improving ovarian function in broiler breeder hens.

Abstract

Broiler breeder hens, the parent stock of commercial broiler chickens, have poor reproductive efficiency associated with aberrant and excessive recruitment of ovarian follicles which results in sub-optimal egg production, fertility, and hatchability. The reproductive dysfunction observed in these hens resembles polycystic ovary syndrome in women, a condition wherein metformin is prescribed as a treatment. The main objectives of this study were to de

SUBMITTER: Weaver EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10044404 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature