Identical thermal stress coupled with different temperature and humidity combinations affects nutrient digestibility and gut metabolites of laying hens
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The present study investigated whether the same temperature-humidity index (THI) values under different conditions of air temperature and relative humidity (RH) would affect thermoregulatory, nutritional, behavioral responses laying hens. One hundred twenty Hy-Line Brown hens (60-weeks-old) were divided equally in two environmental chambers: 26 °C with 70% RH (hRH75) 30 30% (hT75) for 28 days. ambient environments (hRH75 hT75) had an identical THI value 75, calculated using [...]
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira De Zootecnia
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1806-9290', '1516-3598']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37496/rbz5220220067