Dietary Supplementation of Baicalein Affects Gene Expression in Broiler Adipose Tissue During the First Week Post-hatch

• Published in: Frontiers in physiology Vol. 12; p. 697384
• Main Authors: Xiao, Yang, Halter, Bailey, Boyer, Casey, Cline, Mark A., Liu, Dongmin, Gilbert, Elizabeth R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 25.06.2021
• Subjects: adipose tissue; baicalein; breast muscle; chicken; flavonoid; Physiology

Dietary supplementation of baicalein, a flavonoid, has anti-obesity effects in mammals and broiler chickens. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of dietary baicalein supplementation on broiler growth and adipose tissue and breast muscle deposition. Fifty Hubbard × Cobb-500 day-of-hatch...