KLF7 and metabolic syndrome: Here, the results showed that chicken KLF7 transcripts were correlated with fasting blood glucose level, in line with our previous reports in white broilers that the chicken KLF7 was involved in the regulation of adipogenesis and blood metabolic indicators [17, 18], and provided additional evidence for the role of KLF7 in metabolic syndrome from the perspective of non-rodent model animals.