Browsing by Author "Starkey, Jessica"

Timing and duration of thermal variation (TV) alters egg moisture loss, hatchability, chick BW, and performance. The objective was to evaluate the effect of TV during early-stage incubation on embryonic mortality, hatchability, ...

Pre-weaning mortality is one of the major concerns for the swine industry since it can negatively affect production efficiency. Since the piglet immune system is not fully developed at birth, they are more likely to suffer ...

Including the vitamin D3 (D3) metabolite, 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25OHD3) in broiler diets, has been shown to enhance the proliferative activity of skeletal muscle satellite cells (SC), induce the expression of pro-myogenic ...

Pet food industry's demand for animal-based protein presents an opportunity for the broiler industry to repurpose undervalued co-products, which could yield higher profits compared to rendering processes. Two experiments ...

In the United States, consumption of chicken has doubled in recent years, making it an important protein source for American families. Recently, the broiler industry has begun to shift away from the use of antibiotic growth ...

Valine, leucine, and isoleucine are three essential amino acids, commonly known as branched-chain amino acids (BCAA). Inadequate concentrations of BCAA in poultry diets have been related to the generation of antagonistic ...

Throughout the last decade, broiler producers have increasingly noted the presence of wooden breast (WB) and white striping (WS) in the Pectoralis major muscles (breast fillet) of broilers. Non-genetic factors, such as ...

Sudden death at the initial point of lay in broiler breeders has long been an under-researched issue that results in a mortality of 0.5%-2% from 5%-30% egg production in breeder females. This mortality has been labeled as ...