Changes in heat shock protein 70, blood parameters, and fear-related behavior in broiler chickens as affected by pleasant and unpleasant human contact

• Main Authors: Al-Aqil, Abdulaziz Ahmed, Idrus, Zulkifli, Bejo, Mohd Hair, Sazili, Awis Qurni, Rajion, Mohamed Ali, Somchit, Muhammad Nazrul
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29348/1/Changes%20in%20heat%20shock%20protein%2070%2C%20blood%20parameters%2C%20and%20fear-related%20behavior%20in%20broiler%20chickens%20as%20affected%20by%20pleasant%20and%20unpleasant%20human%20contact.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29348/; http://ps.oxfordjournals.org/content/92/1/33

An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of combining both pleasant and unpleasant contacts with human beings on physiology and behavior of broiler chickens. Birds were subjected to the following treatments: (i) received no physical or visual contact with humans (control); (ii) from d 1...