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The effect of early feeding on growth and small intestinal development in the posthatch poult.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11469654     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Poults with early access to feed in the hatchery or turkey house grew more than those reared under standard commercial practice. During 48 h posthatch, fed poults utilized yolk and exogenous feed to increase BW by 11 g. The small intestine increased from 3.8% of BW at hatch to 8.9% after 48 h. In contrast, BW in feed-deprived poults decreased by 10 g, whereas the small intestine increased slightly in weight and composed 4.5% of BW after 48 h. The number of cells per villus and the villus surface area increased dramatically posthatch in the duodenum but more slowly in the jejunum and ileum. Enterocyte width changed little, but length increased more than twofold in the duodenum and by approximately 50% in the jejunum and ileum by 6 d posthatch. Lack of access to feed depressed the rate of growth of villi and enterocyte length in all intestinal segments until 6 d posthatch. All intestinal epithelial cells were proliferating at hatch, which changed rapidly within 48 h posthatch, with proliferating cells becoming located mainly in the intestinal crypts where about half of the cells were proliferating. In feed-deprived poults, the decrease in the proportion of proliferating cells in the crypt was greater than that of fed poults; after refeeding, an increase in the rate of proliferation was observed in feed-deprived poults. Plasma concentrations of Na, glucose, triglycerides, and phospholipids were not affected by feed deprivation; however, nonesterified fatty acid concentrations were enhanced in feed-deprived poults, indicating a greater use of fatty acids for energy. Plasma triiodothyronine (T3) concentrations, which may mediate some of the intestinal effects of feed deprivation, were depressed in poults without access to feed.
Authors:
Y Noy; A Geyra; D Sklan
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Poultry science     Volume:  80     ISSN:  0032-5791     ISO Abbreviation:  Poult. Sci.     Publication Date:  2001 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-07-25     Completed Date:  2001-12-07     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401150     Medline TA:  Poult Sci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  912-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University, Rehovot, Israel.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aging*
Animal Feed
Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena*
Animals
Body Weight
Cell Division
Duodenum / growth & development
Eating*
Epithelial Cells / cytology
Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / blood
Female
Food Deprivation
Ileum / growth & development
Intestine, Small / growth & development*
Jejunum / growth & development
Male
Triiodothyronine / blood
Turkeys / growth & development*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; 6893-02-3/Triiodothyronine

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