ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2020
Effect of Intermittent and Mild Cold Stimulation on the Immune Function of Bursa in Broilers.
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- Effects of Glutamine Supplementation and Early Cold Conditioning on Cold Stress Adaptability in Broilers.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Effect of intermittent mild cold stimulation on intestinal immune function and the anti-stress ability of broilers.Poultry science · 2023Article
- Appropriate cold stimulation changes energy distribution to improve stress resistance in broilers.Journal of animal science · 2023Article
- Effects of Acute Cold Stress after Intermittent Cold Stimulation on Immune-Related Molecules, Intestinal Barrier Genes, and Heat Shock Proteins in Broiler Ileum.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Comparison of litter quality, performance, and some welfare parameters of broilers reared on the sepiolite-supplemented paper waste sludge.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022Article
- Toll-Like Receptor as a Potential Biomarker in Renal Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Review
- Effects of Intermittent Mild Cold Stimulation on mRNA Expression of Immunoglobulins, Cytokines, and Toll-Like Receptors in the Small Intestine of Broilers.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2020Article
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Abstract
Cold stress causes growth performance to decrease and increases production costs. Cold adaptation can enhance immune function and alleviate the negative impact caused by the stress condition. The study investigated the effect of intermittent and mild cold stimulation on the immune function of the bursa of Fabricius in broilers. A total of 400 healthy one-day-old broilers were divided into the control group (CC) and cold stimulation (CS) groups. The CC group was raised at a conventional raising temperature of broilers, while the CS groups were raised at 3°C below the temperature of the CC for three-, four-, five-, or six-hour periods at one-day intervals from 15 to 35 days of age (D35), denoted CS3, CS4, CS5, and CS6, respectively. Subsequently, they were raised at 20°C from 36 to 49 days of age (D49). The expression levels of TLRs, cytokines, and AvBDs were determined to access the immune function of bursa in broilers. After 21-day IMCS (at D36), the expression levels of TLR1, TLR15 and TLR21, interleukin (IL)-8, and interferon (IFN)-γ, as well as AvBD8 in CS groups, were lower than those in CC (
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