Host transcriptome response to heat stress and Eimeria maxima infection in meat-type chickens
Ahmed F. A. Ghareeb,
James C. Foutz,
Gustavo H. Schneiders
et al.
Abstract:Eimeria (E.) maxima parasite infects chickens’ midgut disrupting the jejunal and ileal mucosa causing high morbidity and mortality. Heat stress (HS) is a seasonal stressor that impacts biological functions leading to poor performance. This study elucidates how HS, E. maxima infection, and their combination affect the ileum transcriptome. Two-hundred and forty 2-week-old males Ross708 chickens were randomly allocated into four treatment groups: thermoneutral-control (TNc), thermoneutral-infected (TNi), heat-str… Show more
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