霉变饲料中添加复方霉菌毒素吸附剂对肉鸡人工感染发生的影响

本试验旨在研究霉变饲料和／或添加复方霉菌毒素吸附剂对肉鸡人工感染发生的影响。选取140羽1日龄健康的AA肉鸡随机分成7个组．每组4个重复。第1组为空白对照组,饲喂基础日粮;第2组饲喂霉变饲料;第3～7组以混合感染病鸡病变组织匀浆饮水制作人工感染疾病模型;第3～7组分别饲喂基础日粮、霉变饲料、霉变饲料＋复方霉菌毒素吸附剂、霉变饲料＋复方霉菌毒素吸附剂＋抗氧化剂、霉变饲料＋复方霉菌毒素吸附剂＋抗氧化剂＋中药增免剂。试验期35d。结果发现,肉鸡摄入霉变饲料与摄入正常饲料相比,提高肉鸡料重比和死淘率,显著降低肉鸡增重、胸腺指数、法氏囊指数,显著降低血清IBDV、H9N1v和NDV抗体水平（P〈0．05）。给人工感染肉鸡饲喂霉变饲料与饲喂正常饲料相比．显著提高料重比和死淘率,显著降低肉鸡增重、胸腺指数和脾脏指数,显著降低血清IFN-1、IL-2、IL-4和IL-12含量以及LTR,显著降低血清IBDV、H9N1V和NDV抗体水平（P〈0．05）。霉变饲料中添加复方霉菌毒素吸附剂能显著提高混合感染肉鸡增重,并降低料重比和死淘率（P〈0．05）,显著提高胸腺指数、法氏囊指数（P〈0．05）,显著提高血清IBDV、H9N1V和NDV抗体水平（P〈0．05）。可见,霉变饲料可导致肉鸡免疫功能抑制,加重肉鸡混合感染病情;复方霉菌毒素吸附剂能有效缓解霉变饲料对人工感染肉鸡生产性能、免疫功能和病情的不利影响,抗氧化剂和免疫功能增强剂可减轻霉变饲料的毒性作用。     

Modelling the static and dynamic responses of total heat production of broiler chickens to step changes in air temperature and light intensity

1. The objective of this work was to explore the possibilities of modelling the static and dynamic responses of total heat production of broiler chickens to step changes in temperature and light intensity (light-dark alterations) using compact dynamic model structures. 2. Seventy-seven experiments were performed in an open-circuit respiration chamber to measure the dynamic response of heat production to step variations in temperature and light (on/off). The animal responses were modelled using transfer function model structures. 3. It was demonstrated that the complex process of the dynamic response of heat production of broiler chickens to step changes in air temperature and light-dark alterations can be modelled assuming 1st order dynamics. The coefficient of determination between measured and simulated heat production was on average 0.83 for responses to air temperature and 0.93 for responses to light-dark alterations.     

柔嫩艾美耳球虫感染对肉仔鸡粪便水分的影响

采用单因子试验设计法,测定肉仔鸡感染柔嫩艾美耳球虫(E.tenella)后对粪便中水分变化的影响。试验表明:感染柔嫩艾美耳球虫后,鸡的生产性能受到显著的影响(P<0.05)。粪便中水分含量高于未感染组,感染后4d粪便中水分含量呈上升趋势,研究认为,粪便中水分含量的增加是球虫感染后的鸡的病理性变化的一种生理反映。在临床上,可将鸡粪便中水分含量的变化作为评判鸡感染球虫的参考指标之一。     

肉鸡和蛋鸡心肌易颤性的比较研究

以常规饲养的肉鸡和蛋鸡作为试验动物,通过电刺激诱颤阈和输钾诱颤阈的测定以及进行冷加压试验,对同体重肉鸡和蛋鸡的心肌易颤性进行了比较研究。结果表明:(1)同体重肉鸡和蛋鸡相比,电刺激诱颤阈和输钾诱颤阈肉鸡均极显著低于蛋鸡(P<0.01);(2)在电刺激诱发室颤的过程中,开胸时室颤的发生率肉鸡(14%)显著高于蛋鸡(0%)(P<0.05);(3)冷加压试验:冷加压5min内,心率和PT波宽出现了显著的变化,而且变化幅度肉鸡均明显大于蛋鸡。上述试验结果从不同方面均表明肉鸡心肌易颤性高于蛋鸡。     

37℃持续热应激对肉鸡动脉压的影响

80羽25日龄商品代雄性AA肉鸡随机分为对照组(21℃~24℃,相对湿度50%±5%)和试验组(37℃±0.5℃,相对湿度70%±5%),动态监测各组肉鸡的股动脉压(FAP)和生产性能等指标。热暴露使肉鸡平均股动脉压、股动脉收缩压和股动脉舒张压极显著下降(P<0.01);平均股动脉压与呼吸频率、体温呈极显著负相关(P<0.01)。结果表明,37℃持续热应激使肉鸡的股动脉压极显著下降,股动脉压的变化与肉鸡对热暴露的反应和适应过程密切相关。     

不同性别肉鸡心肌易颤性、血清酶活性和电解质水平的比较

对不同性别肉鸡的心肌易颤性、血清酶活性和电解质水平进行了比较,结果表明:(1)雄性肉鸡的电刺激诱颤阈和输钾诱颤阈均显著低于雌性肉鸡(P<0.05),二者均表明雄性肉鸡的心肌易颤性高于雌性肉鸡;(2)冷加压试验:冷加压5 min内心率和PT波宽出现了显著的变化,而且变化幅度雄性肉鸡均明显大于雌性肉鸡,提示雄性肉鸡的心肌易颤性高于雌性肉鸡;(3)雄性肉鸡LDH活性和CK活性极显著高于雌性肉鸡(P<0.01),而AST活性无显著差异(P>0.05);(4)K 、Na 、Cl-浓度均无显著差异(P>0.05)。     

Isolation of avian reovirus as a possible etiologic agent of osteoporosis ("brittle bone disease"; "femoral head necrosis") in broiler chickens

Avian reovirus was isolated from intestines of 3-to-7-day-old broiler chickens with enteritis from broiler houses where osteoporosis was a problem. The virus was purified in a cesium chloride gradient (buoyant density 1.37 gm/ml) and identified as a reovirus by electron microscopy. Specific-pathogen-free (SPF) chickens and commercial broiler chickens with anti-reovirus maternal antibodies inoculated at 1 day of age with the reovirus isolate developed lesions of femoral head fractures and/or osteoporosis; reovirus could be reisolated from the bone marrow and intestinal tracts of experimentally infected SPF birds. The reovirus isolate, although isolated from intestines, induced development fo tenosynovitis lesions in SPF and commercial broiler chickens.     

Predicted optimum ambient temperatures for broiler chickens to dissipate metabolic heat do not affect performance or improve breast muscle quality

1. An experiment was conducted to test the hypothesis that muscle damage in fast-growing broiler chickens is associated with an ambient temperature that does not permit the birds to lose metabolic heat resulting in physiological heat stress and a reduction in meat quality.

2. The experiment was performed in 4 climate chambers and was repeated in 2 trials using a total of 200 male broiler chickens. Two treatments compared the recommended temperature profile and a cool regimen. The cool regimen was defined by a theoretical model that determined the environmental temperature that would enable heat generated by the bird to be lost to the environment.

3. There were no differences in growth rate or feed intake between the two treatments. Breast muscles from birds on the recommended temperature regimen were lighter, less red and more yellow than those from the cool temperature regimen. There were no differences in moisture loss or shear strength but stiffness was greater in breast muscle from birds housed in the cool compared to the recommended regimen.

4. Histopathological changes in the breast muscle were similar in both treatments and were characterised by mild to severe myofibre degeneration and necrosis with regeneration, fibrosis and adipocyte infiltration. There was no difference in plasma creatine kinase activity, a measure of muscle cell damage, between the two treatments consistent with the absence of differences in muscle pathology.

5. It was concluded that breast muscle damage in fast-growing broiler chickens was not the result of an inability to lose metabolic heat at recommended ambient temperatures. The results suggest that muscle cell damage and breast meat quality concerns in modern broiler chickens are related to genetic selection for muscle yields and that genetic selection to address breast muscle integrity in a balanced breeding programme is imperative.

     

饲粮蛋氨酸水平对43～63日龄黄羽肉鸡生长性能、胴体品质、羽毛蛋白质沉积和肉质的影响

本试验旨在研究饲粮中添加不同水平蛋氨酸对43～63日龄黄羽肉鸡生长性能、胴体品质、胴体和羽毛蛋白质沉积以及肉质的影响,并根据二次回归模型估测其蛋氨酸需要量.选用43日龄岭南黄鸡1 600只,按性别和体重分成10组(公母各5组),每组4个重复,每个重复40只.采用5×2(饲粮蛋氨酸水平×性别)两因子试验设计,饲粮蛋氨酸水...     

Packed cell volume reference intervals to aid in the diagnosis of anemia and polycythemia in young broiler chickens.

Packed cell volume (PCV) reference intervals were established for use in diagnosing anemia and polycythemia in young broiler chickens. Blood samples were collected from one hundred twenty 3-to-49-day-old clinically healthy conventionally reared broiler chickens. PCVs were determined and analyzed. PCVs regressed significantly (P less than 0.025) on age, which shows that neonatal physiologic anemia occurs in broiler chickens, as well as in mammals and specific-pathogen-free (SPF) chickens. The definition for anemia in broiler chicks varies with age. We defined anemia as a PCV less than or equal to 26%, 29%, 33%, 32%, 33%, 33%, 31%, and 28% for broiler chickens, 3, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, and 49 days old, respectively. We define polycythemia as a PCV greater than or equal to 42%, 43%, 41%, 40%, 42%, 42%, 41%, and 40% for broiler chickens 3, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, and 49 days old, respectively. Otherwise, broiler chickens have PCVs within established reference intervals. Results provide guidelines for detecting anemia and polycythemia in young broiler chickens of various ages.     

腈在肉鸡体内蓄积和分布特性及其对物质代谢的影响

用不同剂量的腈(主要为戊烯腈和已烯腩)灌服肉仔鸡,结果表明:(1)腈化物经鸡体消化吸收后,一部分转运至各组织器官蓄积,其中以肝脏为最多;另一部分经粪、尿排出体外:其余的或经生物转化成其他物质,或在代谢过程中散失。(2)随着腈股喂量的增加,动物日采食量、干物质代谢率和粗蛋白质代谢率随之下降。因此,腈明显影响功物的生长发育。(3)腈对鸡毒性作用阈剂量为每天40mg/kg,显现毒性作用的剂量范围为40～60mg/kg。     

野山杏总黄酮对三黄肉鸡屠宰性能的影响

[目的]研究不同剂量野山杏总黄酮对三黄肉鸡屠宰性能的影响。[方法]采用单因素试验设计,将96羽1日龄雌性三黄肉鸡随机分为4组,每组24羽。于14日龄开始,野山杏总黄酮低、中、高剂量组肉鸡分别灌服50、100、200 mg/（kg·BW·d）的野山杏总黄酮,对照组肉鸡灌服生理盐水,试验期42 d。28、35、42日龄时每组分别选取8羽肉鸡进行屠宰试验,测定并比较相同日龄下各组肉鸡的屠宰性能指标。[结果]高剂量野山杏总黄酮可显著或极显著（P<0.05或P<0.01）提高28、35、42日龄肉鸡宰前体重,中剂量野山杏总黄酮可极显著（P<0.01）提高35日龄肉鸡宰前体重。高剂量野山杏总黄酮分别显著（P<0.05）和极显著（P<0.01）提高35日龄和42日龄肉鸡屠宰率。中、高剂量野山杏总黄酮极显著（P<0.01）提高28日龄肉鸡半净膛率。低剂量野山杏总黄酮可极显著（P<0.01）提高28日龄肉鸡全净膛率,显著（P<0.05）提高35日龄肉鸡全净膛率;中剂量野山杏总黄酮可极显著（P<0.01）提高35日龄肉鸡全净膛率;低、中、高剂量野山杏总黄酮可极显著（P<0.01）提高42日龄肉鸡全净膛率。低、中、高剂量野山杏总黄酮可显著或极显著（P<0.05或P<0.01）降低35、42日龄肉鸡皮下脂肪厚度。高剂量野山杏总黄酮可显著（P<0.05）降低28日龄肉鸡肌间脂肪宽度,极显著（P<0.01）降低35日龄肉鸡肌间脂肪宽度;低、中、高剂量野山杏总黄酮可极显著（P<0.01）降低42日龄肉鸡肌间脂肪宽度。低剂量野山杏总黄酮可显著（P<0.05）降低28、42日龄肉鸡腹脂率,中剂量野山杏总黄酮可显著（P<0.05）降低28、35、42日龄肉鸡腹脂率,高剂量野山杏总黄酮可极显著（P<0.01）降低42日龄肉鸡腹脂率。高剂量野山杏总黄酮可显著或极显著（P<0.05或P<0.01）提高35、42日龄肉鸡胸肌率,可显著或极显著（P<0.05或P<0.01）提高28、35、42日龄肉鸡腿肌率。[结论]灌服不同剂量的野山杏总黄酮能够明显改善三黄肉鸡的屠宰性能。     

赭曲霉毒素A对肉鸡毒性作用的研究进展

霉菌毒素污染是影响动物饲料安全的重要因素。赭曲霉毒素A（ochratoxin A,OTA）广泛存在于肉鸡饲料原料中。众多研究表明,OTA对肉鸡具有肾毒性、肝毒性、细胞毒性、遗传毒性、致癌性、致畸性、免疫毒性和肠道毒性等,给肉鸡养殖业带来了巨大的经济损失,也对动物和人类的健康造成威胁。对国内外OTA研究进展进行总结归纳,从诱导机体产生肠毒性、肝毒性、肾毒性和免疫毒性四方面阐述OTA对肉鸡的致毒机制,为深入研究OTA提供参考。     

雉鸡、吉林本地三黄鸡和肉鸡的肉品质分析研究

为了研究雉鸡、吉林本地三黄鸡和肉鸡之间的肉品质差异,每个品种各选取20只鸡,雌雄各半,在同等条件下进行饲养至出栏日龄。采用常规方法测定不同品种肉鸡的肉品质性状指标,以及肌肉蛋白含量和肌内脂肪含量,利用统计学方法对各品种肉鸡的相关测定指标进行比较分析。结果表明,雄性雉鸡的肌肉系水力最高,与肉鸡、吉林本地三黄鸡差异显著（P<0.05）;雌性雉鸡和肉鸡的肌肉系水力显著（P<0.05）高于吉林本地三黄鸡。雄性和雌性肉鸡的滴水损失率、水浴损失率均显著（P<0.05）高于相应性别的雉鸡和吉林本地三黄鸡。同性别的3个品种鸡的肌肉pH_{24 h}值未表现出品种差异（P>0.05）。同性别的3个品种鸡的肌纤维直径指标表现出显著的品种差异（P<0.05）。雄性雉鸡的肌纤维密度最大,与肉鸡、吉林本地三黄鸡差异显著（P<0.05）;3个品种雌性鸡的肌纤维密度存在显著的种间差异显著（P<0.05）。在肌肉剪切力指标上,雄性吉林本地三黄鸡剪切力最大,与雉鸡、肉鸡差异显著（P<0.05）;雌性雉鸡剪切力最小,三黄鸡剪切力最大,3个品种的雌性鸡剪切力表现出显著的品种差异（P<0.05）。雌性和雄性雉鸡、吉林本地三黄鸡的肌肉蛋白含量显著（P<0.05）高于相应性别的肉鸡。相同性别的3个品种鸡,其肌内脂肪含量之间差异均显著（P<0.05）。综上所述,3个品种鸡的肉品质指标以及肌肉蛋白含量和肌内脂肪含量存在差异,雉鸡、吉林本地三黄鸡肉品质优于肉鸡,可作为本地饲养的首选品种。     

热应激试验性大肠杆菌病肉鸡心肺病理组织学的观察

研究了37℃热应激条件下试验性大肠杆菌病肉鸡心脏和肺脏的病理组织学变化。结果表明:热应激条件下试验性大肠杆菌病肉鸡心脏的病理性损伤较单纯感染大肠杆菌病肉鸡严重,而肺脏损害较轻。     

Effect of a synbiotic on the intestinal microflora of chickens

The current experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of a synbiotic (Biomin Imbo) on intestinal microflora of Ross broiler chickens. A total of 200 male chickens were randomly divided into 20 groups of 10 birds each, kept in 20 pens (1.5 × 1 m each), and fed for 42 d at different synbiotic levels. Treatments included (1) a basal diet without synbiotics (control), (2) a basal diet with synbiotic levels proposed by the manufacturer, (3) a basal diet with synbiotic levels 25% lower than those proposed by the manufacturer, (4) a basal diet with synbiotic levels 50% higher than those proposed by the manufacturer, and (5) a basal diet with synbiotic levels 25% higher than those proposed by the manufacturer. At the end of the 42-d feeding period, 1 bird was randomly selected from each experimental unit, humanely euthanized, and the cecum was removed to measure the microbial population. The cecal contents were collected in discharge containers for microbial cultures, and counts were conducted after microbial culture. The addition of the synbiotic reduced Escherichia coli and total coliform populations in the intestines of broiler chickens. Conversely, different levels of probiotic increased the numbers of lactobacilli in the intestine of broiler chickens. Concentrations of the synbiotic higher than the recommended levels in the diet increased the lactic acid bacteria population in the gut of broiler chickens.     

Protection afforded infectious bronchitis virus-vaccinated sentinel chickens raised in a commercial environment

The protective efficacy of three infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) vaccines for sentinel chickens raised with commercial Delmarva broiler chickens was evaluated during winter 1987. Specific-pathogen-free leghorn sentinel chickens were vaccinated with Massachusetts (Mass) alone, Mass and JMK, or Mass and Arkansas (Ark) combination live vaccines, or they remained unvaccinated. Four weeks post-vaccination, sentinels were placed on broiler farms at weekly intervals for 3 weeks corresponding to weeks 4, 5, and 6 of the broiler growing cycle. Vaccine efficacy was evaluated based on IBV reisolation attempts from tracheal swabbings following a 1-week field exposure period. Sentinel chickens vaccinated with Mass and Ark combination vaccine were best protected against IBV field challenge. Only four IBV isolations were made out of a 3-week total of 36 attempts, for an 11% isolation rate. IBV vaccines containing either Mass alone or Mass and JMK offered much lower levels of protection.     

An unusual case of concomitant infection with chicken astrovirus and group A avian rotavirus in broilers with a history of severe clinical signs

A molecular study of intestinal samples from 21 broiler flocks with a history of enteritis revealed that 23.8% and 14.3% were positive for chicken astrovirus (CAstV) and avian rotavirus (ARV), respectively. CAstV and group A ARV were simultaneously detected in only one broiler flock. Birds in this group developed the significant intestinal lesions characterized by frothy contents, paleness, and thin intestinal walls. In this report we present an unusual case of runting stunting syndrome (RSS) with a history of high mortality and growth retardation in broiler chickens. We also make the first identification of CAstV and group A ARV in broiler chickens in Korea.     

The Effects of a Natural Antibiotic Alternative and a Natural Growth Promoter Feed Additive on Broiler Performance and Carcass Quality

The use of subtherapeutic levels of antibiotics in poultry feed improves performance and morbidity in broiler chickens. However, consumer pressure related to the potential development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has resulted in the development of nonantibiotic feed additives that may also improve broiler performance. Essential oils, organic acids, and phytogenic compounds enhance production of gastric secretions, stimulate blood circulation, and reduce levels of pathogenic bacteria. The objective of the current study was to assess the use of Biostrong 505+ and Biostrong 510 as natural growth promoters in broiler chickens. Assessment was based on the performance and carcass quality of broilers fed either a maximum-yield or a least-cost commercial broiler diet. The maximum-yield diet improved broiler performance and carcass quality. Biostrong 505+ can be used to improve feed conversion and breast yield when incorporated into diets devoid of antibiotics. This improvement in feed conversion and breast yield was accentuated when Biostrong 505+ was used in conjunction with a maximum-yield diet. Biostrong 510 improved feed conversion when used in poultry diets containing antibiotics.     

Reduced serologic response to Newcastle disease virus in broiler chickens exposed to a Chinese field strain of subgroup J avian leukosis virus

In this study, a Chinese field strain of subgroup J avian leukosis virus (ALV-J), NX0101, was studied for its immunosuppressive effects in both commercial broilers and SPF white Leghorn chickens infected at 1 day of age. Our data demonstrated that NX0101 induced much more significant body and immune organ weight loss in the infected commercial broiler chickens in an earlier age than that in the SPF white Leghorn chickens. At the same time antibody responses to vaccinations of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) and infectious bursa disease virus (IBDV) in the NX0101-infected chickens were also evaluated and compared between the commercial broiler chickens and the SPF white Leghorn chickens. Compared with the control group of chickens, the hemagglutination inhibition (HI) antibody response to NDV vaccines was significantly reduced in the NX0101-infected commercial broiler chickens from as early as 20 days after vaccination. However, no significant difference in HI antibody response was seen when HI titers reached their peaks in the NX0101-inoculated and control SPF white Leghorn chickens, except it declined significantly faster in infected birds. Neither of these two types of chickens showed significant decrease of antibody response to IBDV vaccination. Herein, we conclude that this NX0101 strain of ALV-J could selectively suppress humoral immune reactions to NDV, especially in broilers. But challenge experiments were not conducted and, therefore, it cannot be known if decreased antibody levels correlated with decreased protection against NDV in this case.