The enzyme activities of pancreas and small intestinal contents in the Malaysian village chicken and broiler strains

The digestive enzyme activities of the pancreas and small intestinal contents were examined in two strains of chickens which differ in growth rates from 1 day to 4 months of age. The total body weight (BW) of Commercial Broiler Chicken (CBC) showed marked increase (P<.05) during the experiment, i...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kadhim, Khalid Kamil, Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki, Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin, Babjee, Shaik Mohamed Amin, Saad, Mohd Zamri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35698/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35698/1/The%20Enzyme%20Activities%20of%20Pancreas%20and%20Small%20Intestinal%20Contents.pdf
_version_ 1848848127316983808
author Kadhim, Khalid Kamil
Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki
Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin
Babjee, Shaik Mohamed Amin
Saad, Mohd Zamri
author_facet Kadhim, Khalid Kamil
Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki
Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin
Babjee, Shaik Mohamed Amin
Saad, Mohd Zamri
author_sort Kadhim, Khalid Kamil
building UPM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description The digestive enzyme activities of the pancreas and small intestinal contents were examined in two strains of chickens which differ in growth rates from 1 day to 4 months of age. The total body weight (BW) of Commercial Broiler Chicken (CBC) showed marked increase (P<.05) during the experiment, in contrast to Malaysian village chicken (MVC) which only increased slowly over the same period. The pancreas weight of MVC (g/100g BW) was greater (P<.05) than CBC throughout the experiment except for 1 day of age. The pancreatic enzyme activity (unit/g and unit/100g BW) was significantly higher (P<.05) in the CBC, particularly at 10 days old. However, there was no difference between the strains at 20 to 56 days of age for amylase and 120 days for chymotrypsin. The enzyme activity (unit/g) for all intestinal segments increased with age in both strains. In particular, CBC attained a maximal value at 10 days of age for jejunal and ileal trypsin, as well as for duodenal, jejunal and ileal chymotrypsin. Meanwhile, the enzyme activities (unit/100g BW) decreased with age for both the strains. In specific, CBC had a relatively greater enzyme activities (P<.05) at day 1, except for the jejunal trypsin and the chymotrypsin. Thereafter, the relative activities were higher for MVC until the end of the experiment. Although significant differences in the digestive enzyme activities were obtained between the two strains, these differences were generally associated with the differences in body weight. The selection affected the development rate of the synthesis of these enzymes according to the body requirements and biological function and this might affect the digestion and finally the growth rate.
first_indexed 2025-11-15T09:29:33Z
format Article
id upm-35698
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
institution_category Local University
language English
last_indexed 2025-11-15T09:29:33Z
publishDate 2014
publisher Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling upm-356982016-11-16T05:12:21Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35698/ The enzyme activities of pancreas and small intestinal contents in the Malaysian village chicken and broiler strains Kadhim, Khalid Kamil Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin Babjee, Shaik Mohamed Amin Saad, Mohd Zamri The digestive enzyme activities of the pancreas and small intestinal contents were examined in two strains of chickens which differ in growth rates from 1 day to 4 months of age. The total body weight (BW) of Commercial Broiler Chicken (CBC) showed marked increase (P<.05) during the experiment, in contrast to Malaysian village chicken (MVC) which only increased slowly over the same period. The pancreas weight of MVC (g/100g BW) was greater (P<.05) than CBC throughout the experiment except for 1 day of age. The pancreatic enzyme activity (unit/g and unit/100g BW) was significantly higher (P<.05) in the CBC, particularly at 10 days old. However, there was no difference between the strains at 20 to 56 days of age for amylase and 120 days for chymotrypsin. The enzyme activity (unit/g) for all intestinal segments increased with age in both strains. In particular, CBC attained a maximal value at 10 days of age for jejunal and ileal trypsin, as well as for duodenal, jejunal and ileal chymotrypsin. Meanwhile, the enzyme activities (unit/100g BW) decreased with age for both the strains. In specific, CBC had a relatively greater enzyme activities (P<.05) at day 1, except for the jejunal trypsin and the chymotrypsin. Thereafter, the relative activities were higher for MVC until the end of the experiment. Although significant differences in the digestive enzyme activities were obtained between the two strains, these differences were generally associated with the differences in body weight. The selection affected the development rate of the synthesis of these enzymes according to the body requirements and biological function and this might affect the digestion and finally the growth rate. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35698/1/The%20Enzyme%20Activities%20of%20Pancreas%20and%20Small%20Intestinal%20Contents.pdf Kadhim, Khalid Kamil and Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki and Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin and Babjee, Shaik Mohamed Amin and Saad, Mohd Zamri (2014) The enzyme activities of pancreas and small intestinal contents in the Malaysian village chicken and broiler strains. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 37 (2). pp. 203-214. ISSN 1511-3701; ESSN: 2231-8542 http://pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2037%20(2)%20May.%202014/02%20Page%20203%20to%20214%20(JTAS%200374-2011).pdf
spellingShingle Kadhim, Khalid Kamil
Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki
Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin
Babjee, Shaik Mohamed Amin
Saad, Mohd Zamri
The enzyme activities of pancreas and small intestinal contents in the Malaysian village chicken and broiler strains
title The enzyme activities of pancreas and small intestinal contents in the Malaysian village chicken and broiler strains
title_full The enzyme activities of pancreas and small intestinal contents in the Malaysian village chicken and broiler strains
title_fullStr The enzyme activities of pancreas and small intestinal contents in the Malaysian village chicken and broiler strains
title_full_unstemmed The enzyme activities of pancreas and small intestinal contents in the Malaysian village chicken and broiler strains
title_short The enzyme activities of pancreas and small intestinal contents in the Malaysian village chicken and broiler strains
title_sort enzyme activities of pancreas and small intestinal contents in the malaysian village chicken and broiler strains
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35698/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35698/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35698/1/The%20Enzyme%20Activities%20of%20Pancreas%20and%20Small%20Intestinal%20Contents.pdf