Emerging Genetic Tools to Investigate Molecular Pathways Related to Heat Stress in Chickens: A Review.

ABSTRACT: Chicken products are the most consumed animal-sourced foods at a global level across greatly diverse cultures, traditions, and religions. The consumption of chicken meat has increased rapidly in the past few decades and chicken meat is the main animal protein source in developing countries. Heat stress is one of the environmental factors which decreases the productive performance of poultry and meat quality. Heat stress produces the over-expression of heat shock factors and heat shock proteins in chicken tissues. Heat shock proteins regulate several molecular pathways in cells in response to stress conditions, changing the homeostasis of cells and tissues. These changes can affect the physiology of the tissue and hence the production ability of chickens. Indeed, commercial chicken strains

SUBMITTER: Perini F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7823582 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature