The effect of dietary lysozyme with EDTA on growth performance and intestinal microbiota of broiler chickens in each period of the growth cycle

Lysozyme is a potential replacement for antibiotics in the poultry industry. Two trials were conducted using new or used litter to determine the effect of 100 ppm lysozyme in feed on growth performance and intestinal microbiota of broiler chickens in each period of the growth cycle. The new litter trial and used litter trial were each analyzed as a one-way analysis of variance with length of time in which 100 ppm lysozyme was fed to the birds as the main factor (no lysozyme d zero to 35; positive lysozyme d zero to 4; positive lysozyme d 5 to 14; positive lysozyme d 15 to 24; positive lysozyme d 25 to 35; positive lysozyme d zero to 35; positive virginiamycin d zero to 35). Effects of lysozyme were not detected under clean conditions (P > 0.05). When used litter was provided, growth performance was not improved by lysozyme (P > 0.05). However, feeding lysozyme to birds from d 5 to 14 and throughout the trial reduced the number of E. coli in the ileum compared with feeding virginiamycin (positive lysozyme d 5 to 14 and zero to 35, and virginiamycin d zero to 35: 1.7 × 10⁴ cfu g⁻¹, 1.9 × 10⁴ cfu g⁻¹ and 9.3 × 10⁴ cfu g⁻¹, respectively) to birds (P < 0.05). Dietary lysozyme at 100 ppm can change intestinal microbiota of broiler chickens.     

Subsequent bone and metabolic responses of broilers to high-non-phytate phosphorus diets in the starter period

1. An experiment was performed to elucidate the subsequent effects of high-non-phytate phosphorus (NPP) diets on growth performance, blood metabolites, bone characteristics and P retention of broilers fed on low-NPP grower diets. The 42-d study was designed as a 2 × 2 × 2 + 1 factorial, which included two starter NPP concentrations (4.5 and 5.5 g/kg; d 0–21), two grower NPP concentrations (1.5 and 2.3 g/kg; d 22–42), with or without phytase (1000 FTU/kg), with a reference diet containing an adequate NPP concentration over the course of the trial.

2. In the starter period, growth performance and P retention were not affected by experimental diets. The high-NPP diet increased plasma P concentration, increased tibia ash and tibia P contents and decreased plasma alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity at d 21.

3. No significant interaction was observed between NPP concentrations in the starter and grower periods and phytase. The main effect data indicated that the increase in NPP concentration in the starter diets had no effects on growth performance in the grower period and overall. The high-NPP diet in the early stage of growth reduced plasma P concentration, plasma ALP activity and tibia ash content at d 42. The main effect data also showed that exogenous phytase increased body weight gain in the grower period and overall.

4. It can be concluded that feeding increased NPP diets have no effects on growth performance in the starter period. This feeding strategy results in negative effects on plasma P concentration and bone ash content at d 42. Also, exogenous phytase is effective in improving growth performance, bone characteristics and apparent P retention of growing broilers fed diets that are inadequate in phosphorus.     

怀乡鸡×贵妃鸡杂交一代不同日龄屠宰性能及肉品质的测定

随机抽取90d和120d的怀乡鸡&#215;贵妃鸡杂交一代共32只（每个日龄公母鸡各8只）,进行屠宰试验和肉品质分析。结果表明,屠宰性能上,120d的公鸡腿肌率与两个日龄的母鸡相比差异显著（P〈0.05）,而同性别间的腿肌率没有显著性差异;90d公母间腹脂率差异不显著（P〉0.05）,而120d的公母间腹脂率差异极显著（P〈0.01）,且120d母鸡的腹脂率与90d的母鸡相比差异显著（P〈0.05）,其它指标则没有显著性差异（P〉0.05）。肉品质上,120d胸肌和腿肌的pH值、肉色、水分、粗脂肪、粗蛋白和粗灰分含量与90d的相比,差异不显著（P〉0.05）,而120d的胸肌和腿肌的滴水损失比90d的小,且差异显著（P〈0.05）。     

Toxoplasma gondii Infections in Chickens (Gallus domesticus): Prevalence,Clinical Disease,Diagnosis and Public Health Significance

Chickens are considered one of the most important hosts in the epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection because they are an efficient source of infection for cats that excrete the environmentally resistant oocysts and because humans may become infected with this parasite after eating undercooked infected chicken meat. The objective of this study is to review worldwide prevalence of T. gondii infection in chickens and to assess the role of infected chickens in the epidemiology of toxoplasmosis in humans. A very high prevalence of the parasite was found in chickens raised in backyards (up to 100%) and free‐range organic (30–50%) establishments.     

氟苯尼考磺酸盐在肉鸡体内的药物动力学初步研究

研究氟苯尼考磺酸盐在肉鸡体内的血药浓度及药动学特征。将12只健康三黄肉鸡,单次肌肉注射推荐治疗剂量（20mg／kg）的自制2％氟苯尼考磺酸盐。采用高效液相色谱法测定血浆药物浓度,所得数据用3P97药动软件进行分析后发现,血药浓度和时间关系符合一级吸收一室模型,选择的权重为1／C。主要药动学参数为T1／2kα：（0．28±0．04）h,T1/2Ke：（2．06±0．06）h,Cmax：（4．17±0．12）μg／mL,Tmax：（0．92±0．09）h,AUC：（16．89±0,35）μg／mL,V／F（c）：（3．52±0．13）L／kg,CL／F（s）：（1．19±0．03）L／（kg·h）,Ke：（0．34±0．01）／h,kα：（2．57±0．37）／h,A：（6．56±0．38）μg／mL。结果提示,氟苯尼考磺酸盐在肉鸡体内具有吸收迅速,分布广泛、峰浓度较高以及消除较快的动力学特征。     

淮南麻黄鸡种质特性研究

[目的]研究淮南特色麻黄鸡种的种质特性,为品种保护和改良提供参考依据。[方法]分别在不同日龄对淮南麻黄鸡的外貌特征、屠宰性能、繁殖性能、屠宰性能、鸡蛋品质进行观察和测定。[结果]公鸡体重和体尺性能明显优于母鸡;屠宰率和全净膛率分别达88.03%和70.61%;具有较强的就巢性;蛋品质优良;屠宰性能与性别具有相关性。[结论]淮南麻黄鸡具有很强的经济开发潜力,是宝贵的地方遗传资源。     

盐酸多西环素黄芪多糖可溶性粉对人工感染鸡传染性喉气管炎的疗效试验

用盐酸多西环素黄芪多糖可溶性粉以1.5、1.0、0.5 g/L对人工感染鸡传染性喉气管炎鸡群混饮治疗,同时设立病毒灵对照组。试验结果表明,用药5 d后,盐酸多西环素黄芪多糖可溶性粉高、中剂量组有效率皆为98%,治愈率皆为90%,效果优于对照药物病毒灵。     

枯草芽孢杆菌对肉鸡生长性能及其抗氧化和免疫功能的影响

本试验旨在研究枯草芽孢杆菌(B.subtilis)对罗斯308肉鸡抗氧化能力和免疫性能的影响。试验选用1日龄罗斯308肉鸡216羽,随机分为2组,每组设3个重复。对照组饲喂基础日粮,处理组在基础日粮中添加B.subtilis105CFU/g。饲养试验期为42d。结果表明:与对照组相比,处理组肉鸡日增重提高了12.20%(P0.05),血清与肝脏的总抗氧化能力(P0.05)以及谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶活性(P0.01)显著增加;血清中丙二醛(MDA)、NO及肝脏中MDA水平(P0.05)显著降低。此外,日粮中添加B.subtilis显著提高了肉鸡胸腺指数、法氏囊指数和血清中IgG水平(P0.05),而对脾脏指数及血清中溶菌酶、白介素-2、肿瘤坏死因子-α等指标无显著影响(P0.05)。结果提示,日粮中添加适量B.subtilis可通过提高肉鸡的抗氧化与免疫功能而改善其生长性能。     

锰致鸡睾丸DNA-蛋白质交联的研究

目的:探讨锰致鸡睾丸DNA-蛋白质交联效应。方法:在饲料中添加500、800、1 700 mg/kg MnCl2建立亚慢性锰中毒模型,分别在试验30 d、60 d、90 d剖杀鸡只取睾丸组织,进行DPC(DNA-蛋白质交联)的检测,并在90 d进行生精细胞的凋亡检测。结果:与对照组相比,各染毒组睾丸组织DPC系数显著增大,凋亡指数升高。结论:锰能使睾丸组织DPC系数增大,生精细胞凋亡指数升高,导致DNA损伤,进而引起细胞凋亡。