Effects of early age feed restriction and dietary ascorbic acid on heterophil/lymphocyte and tonic immobility reactions of transported broiler chickens

Broiler chickens were subjected to (i) pre-treatment for 24 h with 1,200 ppm L-ascorbic acid in their drinking water on day 42 (AA), (ii) 60% feed restriction on days 4, 5 and 6 (FR), (iii) combination of AA and FR (AAFR), or (iv) neither treatment (control). On day 43, the birds were crated and tra...

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Main Author: Idrus, Zulkifli
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Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2003
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description Broiler chickens were subjected to (i) pre-treatment for 24 h with 1,200 ppm L-ascorbic acid in their drinking water on day 42 (AA), (ii) 60% feed restriction on days 4, 5 and 6 (FR), (iii) combination of AA and FR (AAFR), or (iv) neither treatment (control). On day 43, the birds were crated and transported in an open truck for either 60 min or 120 min. Heterophil/ lymphocyte ratios (HLR) were determined prior to (T0) and 20 h following the 60 min (T60) and 120 min (T120) journeys. Prior to transportation, all treatment groups had similar HLR. Following T 60, the AAFR chicks had smaller increase in HLR than their control, AA and FR counterparts. The AA, FR and AAFR birds exhibited lower HLR than controls following T120. The means HLR of AA, FR and AAFR did not differ significantly. Irrespective of journey time, AA and AAFR birds had shorter tonic immobility duration than their FR and control counterparts. The tonic immobility duration of all birds increased with journey duration.
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spelling upm-500722024-08-06T03:09:18Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50072/ Effects of early age feed restriction and dietary ascorbic acid on heterophil/lymphocyte and tonic immobility reactions of transported broiler chickens Idrus, Zulkifli Broiler chickens were subjected to (i) pre-treatment for 24 h with 1,200 ppm L-ascorbic acid in their drinking water on day 42 (AA), (ii) 60% feed restriction on days 4, 5 and 6 (FR), (iii) combination of AA and FR (AAFR), or (iv) neither treatment (control). On day 43, the birds were crated and transported in an open truck for either 60 min or 120 min. Heterophil/ lymphocyte ratios (HLR) were determined prior to (T0) and 20 h following the 60 min (T60) and 120 min (T120) journeys. Prior to transportation, all treatment groups had similar HLR. Following T 60, the AAFR chicks had smaller increase in HLR than their control, AA and FR counterparts. The AA, FR and AAFR birds exhibited lower HLR than controls following T120. The means HLR of AA, FR and AAFR did not differ significantly. Irrespective of journey time, AA and AAFR birds had shorter tonic immobility duration than their FR and control counterparts. The tonic immobility duration of all birds increased with journey duration. Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2003 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50072/1/Effects%20of%20early%20age%20feed%20restriction%20and%20dietary%20ascorbic%20acid%20on%20heterophil.pdf text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50072/7/16_233.pdf Idrus, Zulkifli (2003) Effects of early age feed restriction and dietary ascorbic acid on heterophil/lymphocyte and tonic immobility reactions of transported broiler chickens. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 16 (10). pp. 1545-1549. ISSN 1011-2367; ESSN: 1976-5517 http://www.ajas.info/journal/view.php?number=20578 10.5713/ajas.2003.1545
spellingShingle Idrus, Zulkifli
Effects of early age feed restriction and dietary ascorbic acid on heterophil/lymphocyte and tonic immobility reactions of transported broiler chickens
title Effects of early age feed restriction and dietary ascorbic acid on heterophil/lymphocyte and tonic immobility reactions of transported broiler chickens
title_full Effects of early age feed restriction and dietary ascorbic acid on heterophil/lymphocyte and tonic immobility reactions of transported broiler chickens
title_fullStr Effects of early age feed restriction and dietary ascorbic acid on heterophil/lymphocyte and tonic immobility reactions of transported broiler chickens
title_full_unstemmed Effects of early age feed restriction and dietary ascorbic acid on heterophil/lymphocyte and tonic immobility reactions of transported broiler chickens
title_short Effects of early age feed restriction and dietary ascorbic acid on heterophil/lymphocyte and tonic immobility reactions of transported broiler chickens
title_sort effects of early age feed restriction and dietary ascorbic acid on heterophil/lymphocyte and tonic immobility reactions of transported broiler chickens
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