Effect of dietary betaine supplementation on the liver transcriptome profile in broiler chickens under heat stress conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of dietary betaine (BT) supplementation on the hepatic transcriptome profiles in broiler chickens raised under heat stress (HS) conditions.

Methods

A total of 180 (21-d-old) Ross 308 male broiler chicks were allotted to 1 of 3 treatment groups with 6 replicated cages in a completely randomized design. One group was kept under thermoneutral conditions at all times and was fed a basal diet (PC). Other 2 groups were exposed to a cyclic heat stress condition. One of the 2 groups under heat stress conditions was fed the basal diet as a negative control (NC), whereas the other group was fed the basal diet supplemented with 0.2% BT. All chickens were provided with diets and water ad libitum for 21 d. Followi

SUBMITTER: Kim DY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10623048 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature