Stress is an important area for concern in poultry industry as it has direct impact on the production performance of poultry. There are various types of stressors that jeopardies the poultry health. We need to minimize these stress by adopting good management practices and also by analysing the various biochemical indicators that may get affected due to stress. A battery of biochemical indicators is required to be tested to assess the severity of stress in poultry. In this review we tried to pool together the various parameters that may be a good indicator to ascertain the stress conditions in poultry.

Keywords: Stressors; Stress; Poultry; Biochemical Indicator; Corticosterone.