GSE102358 Consequences of stressful states in early life on welfare-health indicators in chicken

Contributors : Marie P Moisan ; Aline Foury ; Laurence Guilloteau ; Christine Leterrier ; Anne CollinSeries Type : Expression profiling by arrayOrganism : Gallus gallusThe perinatal period is critical for farm animals which are very sensitive to external challenges at this stage; this is partly due to the immaturity of their digestive and immune systems and high demand on behavioural and physiological adaptation. In addition, recent studies have shown that perinatal stressors can be responsible for increased disease risk in adulthood. We therefore hypothesized that correct welfare-health (WH) management of the young animal would improve its ability to cope with various challenges encountered not only during early post natal life but also throughout its whole production life. This programme aims to mimick field issues in experimental designs to assess their short- and long-term effects on WH. For the chicken, the negative experience will be exposure to experimental conditions that reproduce the conditions encountered between hatching and delivery to the farm.
Source: GEO: Gene Expression Omnibus - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Tags: Expression profiling by array Gallus gallus Source Type: research