Conclusion: The present study, we investigated the
effects of feed restriction and different energy and protein contents of the diet on ghrelin gene
expression in broiler chicken.
We have characterized chicken ghrelin cDNA in proventriculus tissue in
broiler chicken.
We also found that ghrelin gene expression is differently suppressed by diet
manipulations.
Additional studies are necessary to investigate the role of nutrition on ghrelin gene
expression in proventriculus tissue in broiler chicken.