The effect of water shower spray on stress physiology and mortality in broiler chickens subjected to road transportation under the hot and humid tropical condition

• Main Authors: Zainool Abidin, Zulaikha, Sulaiman, Nur Farrah Aizurin, Ramiah, Suriya Kumari, Awad, Elmutaz Atta, Idrus, Zulkifli
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer 2022
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103528/; https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-1371287/v1
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

This study was performed to investigate the effect of water shower spray on rectal temperature (RT), serum levels of corticosterone (CORT), heat shock protein (HSP) 70 and creatine kinase (CK) in broiler chickens road transported at different times of the day. A total of 320 male broiler chickens (3...