Sezen ÖZKAN

Ziraat Fakültesi, Zootekni Bölümü, Hayvan Yetiştirme Anabilim Dalı

Research areas: Agricultural Sciences, Agriculture, Zootechnical and Animal Feed, Animal Husbandry, Poultry, Animal Welfare, Behavior and Ethics, Natural Sciences, Life Sciences, Health Sciences, Veterinary Sciences

Publications

• Agricultural By‐Products and Black Soldier Fly Larvae Meal as Alternatives to Soybean Meal in Commercial Broiler Diets: Effects on Meat Quality, Fecal Microbiota, and Environmental Impact (2026)
• Partial replacement of soybean with local alternative sources: effects on behavior, cecal microbiota, and intestinal histomorphometry of local chickens (2024)
• Feed form and perch design do not interact to production performance, gastrointestinal tract traits, behaviour and welfare of laying hens reared in enriched cages (2024)
• Partial replacement of soybean with alternative protein sources: Effects on meat quality, sensory attributes, and fatty acids and amino acids content of breast meat of a local chicken strain (2024)
• Effects of partial replacement of soybean with local alternative sources on growth, blood parameters, welfare, and economic indicators of local and commercial broilers. (2024)
• Challenges for Animal Health and Production in the Tropics and Mediterranean for the next 55 years (2024)
• Plumage cleanliness and footpad dermatitis of slow- and fast-growing broilers as affected by diets formulation (2023)
• Possible Imported Soybean Alternatives for a Sustainable Broiler Production (2023)
• Thermal acclimation and lighting during embryogenesis: Behavioral responses of broilers to post hatch heat stress (2023)
• Effect of replacing soybean with alternative feedstuffs on meat quality of a local broiler line (2023)
• Fear responses of broiler genotypes with differing in growth rates (2023)
• Effect of temperature manipulation during incubation on body weight, plasma parameters, muscle histology, and expression of myogenic genes in breast muscle of embryos and broiler chickens from two commercial strains (2022)
• Alternative sustainable broiler feed formulations with local ingredients and Black soldier fly larvae: what do stakeholders think in Turkey? (2022)
• Incubation Temperature and Lighting: Effect on Embryonic Development, Post-Hatch Growth, and Adaptive Response (2022)
• Effects of incubation lighting with green or white light on brown layers: hatching performance, feather pecking and hypothalamic expressions of genes related with photoreception, serotonin, and stress systems (2022)
• Effects of thermal manipulation and photoperiodic lighting during incubation on hatching performance, hatching time, chick quality and organ growth (2022)
• Effect of temperature manipulation during incubation on body weight, plasma parameters, muscle histology, and expression of myogenic genes in breast muscle of embryos and broiler chickens from two commercial strains (2021)
• Prenatal and Early Postnatal Behavioural Programming in Laying Hens, With Possible Implications for the Development of Injurious Pecking (2021)
• Embriyonik Dönemde Döngüsel Aydınlatma Yapılan Etlik ve Yumurtacı Civcivlerinin Purkinje Hücrelerinde Bazı AgNOR Parametrelerinin Karşılaştırılması (2021)
• Effect of transport duration, access to feed and water during transportation on growth performance and organ development of broilers (2020)
• Effect of transport duration, access to feed and water during transportation on growth performance and organ development of broilers (2020)
• Effects of light intensity and experimentally induced deep pectoral myopathy via encouraged wing flapping on lipid peroxidation and antioxidant parameters in broilers (2019)
• Kesim öncesi aydınlatma şiddeti ve deneysel olarak derin pectoral miyopati (yeşil kas) oluşumu için kanat çırpmaya zorlanımın etlik piliçlerde lipid peroksidasyonu ve bazı antioksidan parametrelere etkisi. (2019)
• Broiler Genetic Strain Affects Breast Meat Quality, Histology, White Striping Incidence and Gene Expression (2019)
• Trends in early life conditions of pigs and laying hens in order to prevent damaging behaviour: a GroupHouseNet update (2019)
• The effect of diet fiber content on fear, feather pecking and comfort behaviors of laying hen (2018)
• Fear Related Behavioral Responses of Slow and Fast Growing Broiler Chicks at Early Ages (2018)
• Deep pectoral myopathy (DPM) lesions affected histology and gene expression profile of pectoralis major muscle of broilers (2018)
• Production Parameters and Feather Scores of Local Layer Hybrids Kept in Enriched Cages (2018)
• Genotype Effect on Gentle, Severe and Aggressive Pecking Behaviours and Feather Condition in Laying Hens (2018)
• Egg industry in Turkey: From production to consumption (2018)
• The effect of plumage colour and serotonin transporter gene polymorphism on feather pecking behaviour in laying hens. (2018)
• Muscle structure and gene expression in pectoralis major muscle in response to deep pectoral myopathy induction in fast- and slow-growing commercial broilers (2018)
• Quality traits of pectoralis major muscle in broilers with deep pectoral myopathy (2017)
• Fear related behavioural differences at an early age affect growth and later stress responses of commercial turkeys (2017)
• The Effect of Lighted Incubation on Fear Responses in Layer Chicks at Early Ages and Feather Pecking in Pullets (2017)
• Effects of enhancing vitamin D status by 25-hydroxycholecalciferol supplementation, alone or in combination with calcium and phosphorus, on sternum mineralisation and breast meat quality in broilers (2017)
• The GroupHouseNet COST Action: exploiting European synergy to reduce feather pecking in laying hens, (2017)
• The occurrence of deep pectoral myopathy in broilers and associated changes in breast meat quality (2017)
• Effects of enhancing vitamin D status by 25-hydroxycholecalciferol supplementation, alone orin combination with calcium and phosphorus, onsternum mineralisation and breast meat quality inbroilers (2017)
• The effect of lighted incubation on body temperature tonic immobility duration and growth of broiler chicks reared at continuous or 16L 8D post hatch lighting (2016)
• KANATLI HAYVAN YETİŞTİRİCİLİĞİNDE DEĞİŞİMLER VE YENİ ARAYIŞLAR (2015)
• Etlik hindilerde kümeste ve kesimhanede saptanan bazı refah göstergeleri ve eşeyin etkisi (2015)
• Incidence and intensity of deep pectoralis myopathy in broilers under commercial conditions in Turkey (2015)
• Protocol development for welfare assessment in commercial turkey farms (2015)
• The Effect of Monochromatic Green Light During Incubation on Growth and Some Behavioral Traits of Broilers (2015)
• Effect of breeder age and slaughter weight on meat quality traits of broiler breast and leg meats (2014)
• Broilers respond to cooler ambient temperatures after temperature acclimation during incubation and early postnatal age (2013)
• Manipulation of Incubation Temperatures to Increase Cold Resistance of Broilers:Influence on Embryo Development, Organ Weights, Hormones and Body Composition (2012)
• Photoperiodic lighting (16 hours of light:8 hours of dark) programs during incubation: 1. Effects on growth and circadian physiological traits of embryos and early stress response of broiler chickens (2012)
• Photoperiodic lighting (16 hours of light:8 hours of dark) programs during incubation: 2. Effects on early posthatching growth, blood physiology, and production performance in broiler chickens in relation to posthatching lighting programs (2012)
• Effect of manipulation of incubation temperature on fatty acid profiles and antioxidant enzyme activities in meat-type chicken embryos (2012)
• Dietary vitamin E (α-tocopheryl acetate) and organic selenium supplementation: performance and antioxidant status of broilers fed n-3 PUFA-enriched feeds (2010)
• Effect of dietary protein regime on meat quality traits and carcase nutrient content of broilers from two commercial genotypes (2010)
• Effects of a 16-hour light, 8-hour dark lighting schedule on behavioral traits and performance in male broiler chickens (2010)
• The effects of feed restriction and ambient temperature on growth and ascites mortality of broilers reared at high altitude (2010)
• Heritability estimates of tibial dyschondroplasia, valgus-varus, foot-pad dermatitis and hock burn in broiler (2009)
• Dietary vitamin E (alpha-tocopheryl acetate) and organic selenium supplementation: performance and antioxidant status of broilers fed n-3 PUFA-enriched feeds (2009)
• Heritability estimates of tibial dyschondroplasia, valgus-varus, foot-pad dermatitis and hock burn in broiler (2009)
• Dietary vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol acetate) and selenium supplementation from different sources: performance, ascites-related variables and antioxidant status in broilers reared at low and optimum temperatures (2007)
• Effects of short day 16L 8D length on broilers some physiological and welfare indices (2006)
• The effect of exogenous melatonin administration on sperm quality and some stress related parameters of broiler breeder males under natural summer conditions (2006)
• Effects of Early Feed Restriction on Performance and Ascites Development in Broiler Chickens Subsequently Raised at Low Ambient Temperature (2006)
• Effects of Temperature During Rearing and Crating on Stress Parameters and Meat Quality of Broilers (2006)
• Effects of temperature during rearing and crating on stress parameters and meat quality of broilers (2006)
• Effects of early feed restriction on performance and ascites developmentin broiler chickens subsequently raised at low ambient temperature (2006)
• Meat quality of heat stressed broilers: effects of thermal conditioning at pre- and -postnatal stages. (2005)
• Pre- and postnatal conditioning induced thermotolerance on body weight, physiological responses and relative asymmetry of broilers originating from young and old breeder flocks (2005)
• Erkek hindilerde aralıklı yemlemenin performans ve stres parametrelerine etkisi (2004)
• Erkek hindilerde aralıklı yemlemenin performans ve stres parametrelerine etkisi (2004)
• Describing growth curve of turkey toms using Gompertz model (2004)
• Leukocyte responses to acute heat stress in turkey toms either fed restricted or ad libitum during growth (2004)
• Age-related effects of catching, crating, and transportation at different seasons on core body temperature and physiological blood parameters in broilers (2004)
• The effects of dietary oil and methionine on performance and egg quality of commercial laying hens during summer season (2003)
• Carcass characteristics of male broilers from two commercial stocks fed either restricted or ad libitum and reared at high altitude vs sea level (2003)
• The effect of short-term fasting on performance traits and rectal temperature of broilers during the summer season (2003)
• The effects of dietary oil and methionine on performance and egg quality of commercial laying hens during summer season (2003)
• Criteria for Evaluating Husbandry Practices to Alleviate Heat Stress in Broilers (2003)
• The development of thermal resistance of the feather coat in broilers with different feathering genotypes and feeding regimes (2002)
• Effects of strain maternal age and sex on morphological characteristics and composition of tibial bone in broilers (2001)
• Responses to heat stress in commercial and local broiler stocks. 1. Performance traits (2001)
• Effects of Supplemental Oil and Methionine on Performance and Egg Quality of Laying Hens During Summer Season (2001)
• Responses to heat stress in commercial and local broiler stocks. 1. Performance traits (2001)
• Effects of strain, maternal age and sex on morphological characteristics and composition of tibial bone in broilers (2001)
• Responses to heat stress in commercial and local broiler stocks. 2. Developmental stability of bilateral traits (2001)
• Effects of dietary sodium bicarbonate on egg production and egg quality of laying hens during high summer temperature (2000)
• Effects of restricted lighting schedules on broiler performance (2000)
• Effects of short term fasting and midnight lighting on egg productiontraits of laying hens during summer season (2000)
• Effects of cage density on the performance of laying hens during highsummer temperatures (2000)
• Effects of dietary sodium bicarbonate on egg production and egg quality of laying hens during high summer temperature (2000)
• Effects of different forms and nutrient levels of mixed feeds on broilerperformance and carcass characteristics in high summer temperatures (2000)
• Effect of dietary methionine on performance, carcase characteristics and breast meat composition of heterozygous naked neck (Na/na plus ) birds under spring and summer conditions (1999)
• Season by genotype interaction related to broiler growth rate and heat tolerance (1999)
• Influence of dietary energy on bird performance, carcase parts yields and nutrient composition of breast meat of heterozygous naked neck broilers reared at natural optimum and summer temperatures (1998)
• Effects of different lighting treatment on broiler performance (1998)
• Restricted growth of broilers 1. Effects of different restricted feeding programs on broiler performance and carcass characteristics (1998)
• Yüksek Yaz Sıcaklarında kısa süreli açlık uygulamasının yumurta verim özellikleri üzerine etkileri (1997)
• Performance of naked neck and normal broilers in hot, warm, and temperate climates (1997)
• Comparative evaluation of three commercial broiler stocks in hot versus temperate climates (1997)
• Influence of ambient temperature and genotype on bone parameters and incidence of leg disorders of male and female broilers (1996)

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