Poultry
- Low incubation temperature slows the development of cold tolerance in a precocial bird
Highlighted Article: Precocial birds incubated at low temperature take longer to develop cold tolerance, with possible costs for energy acquisition in early life.
- Dietary fat alters the response of hypothalamic neuropeptide Y to subsequent energy intake in broiler chickens
Summary: Hypothalamus-based self-adjustment in response to dietary fat can vary among lean and fat individuals, and depends upon whole-body energy reserves and feeding experience.