VETERINARY SCIENCE
In-ovo corticosterone alters body composition in 35 day old chicken meat birds J.L. Angove1, N. Willson1, D.J. Cadogan2, P.I. Hynd1 and R.E.A. Forder1 1
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus, Australia 2
Feedworks Pty Ltd. Romsey, Victoria, 3434, Australia
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Increasing evidence suggests early-life exposure to maternal stress can permanently alter the development of an embryo. Such findings have significant application to the chicken meat industry. Therefore, an in-ovo study was developed to investigate the effects of maternal stress in chicken meat birds on subsequent progeny performance traits.
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