Journal article
The Role of Tryptophan-Kynurenine in Feather Pecking in Domestic Chicken Lines
Abstract
Research into the role of tryptophan (TRP) breakdown away from the serotonergic to the kynurenine (KYN) pathway by stimulating the brain-endocrine-immune axis system interaction has brought new insight into potential etiologies of certain human behavioral and mental disorders. TRP is involved in inappropriate social interactions, such as feather-destructive pecking behavior (FP) in birds selected for egg laying. Therefore, our goal was to …
Authors
Birkl P; Chow J; Forsythe P; Gostner JM; Kjaer JB; Kunze WA; McBride P; Fuchs D; Harlander-Matauschek A
Journal
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol. 6, ,
Publisher
Frontiers
DOI
10.3389/fvets.2019.00209
ISSN
2297-1769