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Mu-Opioid Receptor is Involved in β-Endorphin-Induced Feeding in the Meat-type Chick
β-Endorphin is an endogenous ligand for both mu- and delta-opioid receptors (MOR and DOR), and has an important role in feeding behavior in the central nervous system in mammals. The present study was done to elucidate whether central injection of &
Kouichi Yanagita +3 more
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Facial chick sexing: An automated chick sexing system from chick facial image
Chick sexing, the process of determining the gender of day-old chicks, is a critical task in the poultry industry due to the distinct roles that each gender plays in production. While effective traditional methods achieve high accuracy, color, and wing feather sexing is exclusive to specific breeds, and vent sexing is invasive and requires trained ...
Marta Veganzones Rodriguez +6 more
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Some amino acids are important regulators of key metabolic pathways and necessary for several physiological functions. However, little is know about thermoregulatory functions of amino acids.
Vishwajit S. Chowdhury +6 more
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Abstract DURING the hatching season of 1930 there appeared a disease among baby chicks which caused wide spread loss throughout the middle west. The symptoms of the disease were manifested chiefly as gasping for breath, the condition has been commonly designated as “gasping disease.” The attention of the authors was called to the disease early in ...
L. D. Bushnell, C. A. Brandly
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Behavioral Responses of Chicks to a Saccharin-Quinine Mixture
To date, few reports have been published on the sensitivity of birds to sweet tastes. Therefore, in this study, the behavioral responses of White Leghorn chicks to the sweet taste of saccharin and the bitter taste of quinine were assessed.
Tatsuyuki Yoshida +2 more
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Transporter Gene Expression and Transference of Fructose in Broiler Chick Intestine
Recent studies have suggested that a high-fructose diet leads to the development of metabolic syndrome in mammals. However, relatively little information is available regarding the absorption of fructose in the chicken intestine.
Kensuke Shimizu +3 more
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Metáforas não são apenas uma ferramenta poética ou retórica, mas fazem parte do nosso sistema conceptual (Lakoff and Johnson, 1980) e nos permitem entender determinado aspecto de um conceito em termos de outro. Este artigo tem o objetivo de desvendar como o lexema chick pode ser usado para referir ao universo feminino.
Mottin, Lívia Pretto, Sarmento, Simone
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The Need for Supplemental Tryptophan in Semi-Purified Diet for Chicks [PDF]
D.A. Benton, A.E. Harper, C.A. Elvehjem
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Pullorum disease, caused by Salmonella pullorum (S. pullorum), is a highly contagious illness affecting the poultry industry. Emerging evidence suggests that Artemisia argyit essential oil can influence the composition of gut microbes in the host ...
Linlin Ding +9 more
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