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Emerging in ovo technologies in poultry production and the re-discovered chicken model in preclinical research

  • Akhavan Niloofar , Bednarczyk Marek , Krajewski Krzysztof and Stadnicka Katarzyna EMAIL logo
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From the journal Physical Sciences Reviews Volume 9 Issue 2

Abstract

Prenatal programming is a concept based on assumptions that the events occurring in critical points of embryonic development may pose epigenetic changes resulting from chemical rearrangements on the DNA structure. Epigenetic changes may pose life lasting phenotypic effects in the animal, or can be heritable, like gene silencing associated with methylation in gene promoters regions. The technical advancements in biotechnology, bioinformatics, molecular techniques and robotization have brought to new technological applications in poultry production. Intentional stimulation of embryonic development and determination of the future health of the hatched organism is possible by in ovo application of natural antioxidants and prebiotics, gut stabilizers like probiotics and other immunological enhancements, including vaccines. In parallel, the fine-tuned and generally accessible techniques of chicken embryo incubation along with the novel tissue engineering tools have led to focus the attention of scientists on chicken embryo as the alternative animal model for some pre-clinical approaches, in the context of reducing and replacing the experiments on animals. In this chapter, some key highlights are provided on current achievements in poultry embryonic applications, with the attention put to the emerging in ovo technologies (in ovo feeding, immunological stimulation and in ovo oncological tools), that address the societal challenges in food production and health management.

Keywords: chicken embryo; in ovo feeding; in ovo technology; poultry; prenatal
Corresponding author: Stadnicka Katarzyna, Oncology Department, Collegium Medicum of Ludwik Rydygier in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz, Poland, E-mail:
The scientific input is financed by: 1/ National Science Centre Poland grant no. 2019/35/B/NZ9/03186 (OVOBIOM), 2/ Inkubator Innowacyjności 4.0, Ministry of Education and Science Poland.

Funding source: Narodowe Centrum Nauki

Award Identifier / Grant number: 2019/35/B/NZ9/03186

Funding source: Ministerstwo Edukacji i Nauki

Award Identifier / Grant number: Inkubator Innowacyjności 4.0

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: This work was funded by Narodowe Centrum Nauki (2019/35/B/NZ9/03186) and Ministerstwo Edukacji i Nauki (Inkubator Innowacyjności 4.0).

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Received: 2022-12-16
Accepted: 2022-12-20
Published Online: 2023-02-03

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https://doi.org/10.1515/psr-2021-0130
Keywords for this article
chicken embryo; in ovo feeding; in ovo technology; poultry; prenatal

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  2. Reviews
  3. Topology and applications of 2D Dirac and semi-Dirac materials
  4. Landscape ecological modeling to identify ecologically significant regions in Tumkur district, Karnataka
  5. Surfactants-surface active agents behind sustainable living
  6. Ecological footprint of poultry production and effect of environment on poultry genes
  7. Fluoride in water, health implications and plant-based remediation strategies
  8. Poultry nutrition
  9. Synthesis of N-containing heterocycles in water
  10. Inorganic nanoparticles promoted synthesis of heterocycles
  11. The role of analytical chemistry in poultry science
  12. Antibiotics in avian care and husbandry-status and alternative antimicrobials
  13. Removal of heavy metals from wastewater using synthetic chelating agents
  14. Azadirachtin in the aquatic environment: Fate and effects on non-target fauna
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  19. Microbial production of lactic acid using organic wastes as low-cost substrates
  20. Oxalic acid: recent developments for cost-effective microbial production
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  22. A comparative assessment of potentially harmful metals in the Lagos Lagoon and Ogun river catchment
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  24. Biodegradable polymers – research and applications
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