Broiler chicks were reared in environmental chambers. All birds were started under ideal conditions, i.e., 30.6 C with 35% RH. Beginning at Day 36, half of the chicks were maintained at 24 C and 35% RH. The other half were subjected to a cyclic temperature-RH regime that approximated a typical August day in central Mississippi (heat treatment). Half of each of the described groups received impl...

There is growing interest in the adoption of a more sustainable diet, and this has led to development plant-derived alternative products that are used as substitute for animal origin. This promising way improve sustainability agricultural food industry; however, there increasing concerns regarding nutritional profile plant-based products, with emerging evidence many not nutritionally equivalent...