Intermittent fasting induces chronic changes in the hepatic gene expression of Red Jungle Fowl (Gallus gallus).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intermittent fasting (IF), the implementation of fasting periods of at least 12 consecutive hours on a daily to weekly basis, has received a lot of attention in recent years for imparting the life-prolonging and health-promoting effects of caloric restriction with no or only moderate actual restriction of caloric intake. IF is also widely practiced in the rearing of broiler breeders, the parent stock of meat-type chickens, who require strict feed restriction regimens to prevent the serious health problems associated with their intense appetites. Although intermittent fasting has been extensively used in this context to reduce feed competition and its resulting stress, the potential of IF in chickens as an alternative and complementary model to rodents has received less i

SUBMITTER: Lindholm C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9009039 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature