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Immediate access to feed and water in the hatcher influences early metabolic and thermoregulatory status in broiler chicks but is associated with breed-specific differences in later walking ability.

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Title: Immediate access to feed and water in the hatcher influences early metabolic and thermoregulatory status in broiler chicks but is associated with breed-specific differences in later walking ability.
Authors: Smets R; Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium. Electronic address: Gunther.Antonissen@ugent.be., Cleiren N; Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium., Delezie E; Animal Sciences Unit, Institute for Agricultural, Fisheries and Food Research, Belgium., Lourenço M; Animal Sciences Unit, Institute for Agricultural, Fisheries and Food Research, Belgium., Tuyttens FAM; Animal Sciences Unit, Institute for Agricultural, Fisheries and Food Research, Belgium; Department of Veterinary and Biosciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium., Norton T; Department of Biosystems, Divison Animal and Human Health Engineering, M3-BIORES, KULeuven, Belgium., Ducatelle R; Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium., Duchateau L; Biometrics Center, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium., Antonissen G; Department of Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium.
Source: Poultry science [Poult Sci] 2026 May 14; Vol. 105 (8), pp. 107121. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 May 14.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal Info: Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0401150 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1525-3171 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00325791 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Poult Sci Subsets: MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
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ISSN:1525-3171
DOI:10.1016/j.psj.2026.107121