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SUBMITTER: Li S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7552237 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Shuang S Li Jianhong J Liu Yanhong Y Li Chun C Zhang Runxiang R Bao Jun J
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI 20200824 9
Appropriate cold stimulation can improve immune function and stress tolerance in broilers. In order to investigate the effect of intermittent mild cold stimulation on the intestinal immunity of broilers, 240 healthy one-day-old Ross 308 chickens were randomly divided into three groups: the control group (CC) housed in climatic chambers under usual rearing ambient temperature with a gradual 3.5 °C decrease per week; group II (C3) and group III (C6) to which cold stimulation at 3 °C below the temp ...[more]