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Poult Sci ; 102(2): 102390, 2023 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36608455

RESUMO

Prenatal stress may evoke considerable physiological consequences on the developing poultry embryos and neonates. The present study aimed to determine prenatal auditory stimulation effects on serum levels of ceruloplasmin (CPN), alpha-1-acid glycoprotein (AGP), corticosterone (CORT), and heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) regulations in developing chicken embryos and newly hatched chicks. Hatching eggs were subjected to the following auditory treatments; 1) control (no additional sound treatment other than the background sound of the incubator's compressors at 40 dB), 2) noise exposure (eggs were exposed to pre-recorded traffic noise at 90 dB) (NOISE), and 3) music exposure (eggs were exposed to Mozart's Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major, K 488 at 90 dB) (MUSIC). The NOISE and MUSIC treatments were for 20 min/h for 24 h (a total of 8 h/d), starting from embryonic days (ED) 12 to hatching. The MUSIC (1.37 ± 0.1 ng/mL) and NOISE (1.49 ± 0.2 ng/mL) treatments significantly elevated CPN at ED 15 compared to the Control (0.82 ± 0.04 ng/mL) group and post-hatch day 1 (Control, 1.86 ± 0.2 ng/mL; MUSIC, 2.84 ± 0.4 ng/mL; NOISE, 3.04 ± 0.3 ng/mL), AGP at ED 15 (Control, 39.1 ± 7.1 mg/mL; MUSIC, 85.5 ± 12.9 mg/mL; NOISE, 85.4 ± 15.1 mg/mL) and post-hatch day 1 (Control, 20.4 ± 2.2 mg/mL; MUSIC, 30.5 ± 4.7 mg/mL; NOISE, 30.3 ± 1.4 mg/mL). CORT significantly increased at ED 15 in both MUSIC (9.024 ± 1.4 ng/mL) and NOISE (12.15 ± 1.6 ng/mL) compared to the Control (4.39 ± 0.7 ng/mL) group. On the other hand, MUSIC exposed embryos had significantly higher Hsp70 expression than their Control and NOISE counterparts at ED 18 (Control, 12.9 ± 1.2 ng/mL; MUSIC, 129.6 ± 26.4 ng/mL; NOISE, 13.3 ± 2.3 ng/mL) and post-hatch day 1 (Control, 15.2 ± 1.7 ng/mL; MUSIC, 195.5 ± 68.5 ng/mL; NOISE, 13.2 ± 2.7 ng/mL). In conclusion, developing chicken embryos respond to auditory stimulation by altering CPN, AGP, CORT, and Hsp70. The alterations of these analytes could be important in developing embryos and newly hatched chicks to cope with stress attributed to auditory stimulation.


Assuntos
Galinhas , Óvulo , Embrião de Galinha , Animais , Galinhas/fisiologia , Estimulação Acústica/veterinária , Óvulo/metabolismo , Ruído/efeitos adversos , Vitaminas , Estresse Fisiológico , Corticosterona , Proteínas de Choque Térmico HSP70/metabolismo
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J Therm Biol ; 109: 103328, 2022 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36195399

RESUMO

Higher or lower incubation temperature may impose some degree of stress on developing poultry embryos. This study was designed to delineate the effects of prenatal thermal stress on serum levels of acute-phase proteins (APPs), namely ceruloplasmin (CPN) and alpha-1-acid glycoprotein (AGP), the regulation of brain mRNA levels of heat shock protein (Hsp) 70, and serum levels of corticosterone (CORT) in embryos and neonatal chicks. Hatching eggs were subjected to three thermal treatments; (i) standard optimum temperature throughout (SS: 37.8 °C and 56 % RH), (ii) heat stress for 12 h daily (HS: 40.0 °C and 56 % RH), and (iii) cold stress for 12 h daily 18 (CS: 30.2 °C and 56 % RH). The heat and cold stress treatments were imposed from the 10th to the 18th day of incubation (ED). Results showed that thermal stress had a negligible effect on hatchability rate and body temperatures of neonatal chicks. The CS treatment was detrimental to embryonic growth. The HS treatment elevated AGP (ED 16, ED 18, and post-hatch day 1), CPN (on post-hatch day 1), and CORT (ED 14). On the contrary, the CS embryos had reduced AGP (ED14, ED16, ED18, and post-hatch day 1), CPN (ED 16), and CORT (ED 14, ED 16, ED 18). The brain mRNA levels of Hsp70 were upregulated throughout the experimental period in both the HS and CS embryos and chicks. Based on these modifications, AGP, together with Hsp70 mRNA expression, could be considered effective biomarkers useful to evaluate the magnitude and the time response of embryos and neonatal chicks to prenatal thermal stress. It is concluded that developing chicken embryos have the ability to evoke APPs, Hsp70 and CORT reactions which are important to cope with thermal stress.


Assuntos
Corticosterona , Proteínas de Choque Térmico HSP70 , Proteínas de Fase Aguda/metabolismo , Animais , Ceruloplasmina/metabolismo , Embrião de Galinha , Galinhas/fisiologia , Corticosterona/metabolismo , Glicoproteínas/metabolismo , Proteínas de Choque Térmico HSP70/genética , Proteínas de Choque Térmico HSP70/metabolismo , RNA Mensageiro/genética
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Malays J Pathol ; 44(2): 177-185, 2022 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36043581

RESUMO

The availability of COVID-19 vaccines and mass vaccination programmes in adults have significantly reduced the case attack rates and disease burden. COVID-19 vaccination successfully decreases the population at risk of infection, allowing for the safer re-opening of economies and reducing the pandemic's crippling impact on healthcare systems. However, the rapidly mutating severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 poses challenges in diminishing vaccine-induced immunity and vaccinating a significant proportion of adults to achieve herd immunity. These challenges necessitated adolescent vaccination. With the recent emergence of the highly transmissible Omicron variant and the increasing COVID-19 hospitalisation rates of children below 12 years old, many countries opted to also vaccinate younger children. Phase II/III clinical trials and real-world experience demonstrate that COVID-19 vaccinations are effective and safe for younger children and adolescents. Before Malaysia introduced its national COVID-19 vaccination programme for children 5-11 years old (which ran between March and June 2022), an expert advisory statement was issued by the College of Paediatrics, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia, to highlight the benefits and importance of vaccinating children. The advisory statement included clarifications about vaccine-related side effects such as post-vaccination myocarditis and allergic reactions to encourage informed decision making by healthcare providers and parents. This paper, which was prepared based on the critical appraisal of the current evidence, evaluation of the international experiences and the positive impact of COVID-19 vaccination in children, collectively sums up the rationale to support and ensure the success of the nationwide vaccination programme for children. Hence, the College recommends COVID-19 vaccination for children in Malaysia.


Assuntos
COVID-19 , Pediatria , Vacinas , Adolescente , COVID-19/prevenção & controle , Vacinas contra COVID-19 , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Humanos , Malásia , SARS-CoV-2 , Vacinação
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Poult Sci ; 97(4): 1441-1447, 2018 Apr 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29462352

RESUMO

The aim of the current study was to elucidate whether inhibition of corticosterone (CORT) synthesis could modify stress response to feed deprivation and its possible interactions with feed restriction in the neonatal period in broiler chickens. Equal numbers of broiler chicks were subjected to either 60% feed restriction (60FR) or ad libitum (AL) on d 4, 5, and 6. On day 7, blood CORT, acute phase proteins (APP), interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels, and brain heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) expression were determined. On d 35, chickens in each early age feeding regimen were subjected to one of the following treatments: (i) ad libitum feeding (ALF), (ii) 24 h feed deprivation (SFR), or (iii) 24 h feed deprivation with intramuscular injection of 1,1-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2-trichloroethane (DDT) at 100 mg/kg BW (SFR+DDT). The effect of SFR on CORT, APP, IL-6, and HSP 70 were determined on d 36. The results showed that subjecting chicks to 60FR significantly elevated CORT and brain HSP70 concentration compared to the AL group on d 7. The early feeding regimen had no significant effect on CORT, alpha-1 acid glycoprotein (AGP), ovotransferrin (OVT), ceruoplasmin (CP), IL-6, or brain HSP70 on d 36. The CORT, AGP, OVT, CP, IL-6, and brain HSP70 expression of SFR birds following 24 h of feed deprivation (d 36) were significantly higher than their ALF and SFR+DDT counterparts. Both ALF and SFR+DDT birds had similar values. Stress attributed to feed deprivation without concurrent increase in CORT had a negligible effect on serum levels of APP and IL-6 and brain HSP70 expression.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Fase Aguda/metabolismo , Galinhas/fisiologia , Corticosterona/biossíntese , Privação de Alimentos/fisiologia , Proteínas de Choque Térmico HSP70/metabolismo , Interleucina-6/metabolismo , Fatores Etários , Animais , Proteínas Aviárias/metabolismo , Feminino , Distribuição Aleatória , Estresse Fisiológico/fisiologia
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Poult Sci ; 97(4): 1306-1314, 2018 Apr 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29381776

RESUMO

A study with a 4 × 2 factorial arrangement was conducted to investigate the effects of 4 dietary protein levels and 2 environmental conditions on acute phase proteins (APP), brain heat shock protein (HSP) 70 density, and growth performance of broiler chickens. Day-old broiler chicks (Cobb 500) were fed isocaloric diets but with various levels of crude protein (CP), namely, (1) 21.0 and 19.0% CP in starter and finisher diets, respectively (control), (2) 19.5 and 17.5% CP in starter and finisher diets, respectively (Diet A), (3) 18.0 and 16.0% CP in starter and finisher diets, respectively (Diet B), and (4) 16.5 and 14.5% CP in starter and finisher diets, respectively (Diet C). Equal numbers of birds from each diet were subjected to either 23±1°C throughout or 33±1°C for 6 h per d from 22 to 35 d of age. From d 1 to 21, feed intake (FI) and weight gain (WG) decreased linearly (P = 0.021 and P = 0.009, respectively), as CP level was reduced. During the heat treatment period (d 22 to 35), there were significant (P = 0.04) diet × heat treatment interactions for FCR. Diet had no effect on FCR among the unheated birds, but the ratio increased linearly (P = 0.007) as dietary CP level decreased. Irrespective of ambient temperature, there was a significant linear decrease in FI (P = 0.032) and WG (P < 0.001) as dietary CP level decreased. Low-CP diets improved the survivability of heat-stressed broilers when compared to those fed control diets. Low-CP diets linearly decreased (P < 0.01) APP (ovotransferrin and alpha-acid glycoprotein) responses. Both APP and HSP 70 reactions were elevated following heat treatment. In conclusion, feeding broilers with low-CP diets adversely affect the growth performance of broilers under heat stress condition. However, low-CP diets were beneficial in improving the survivability. Because APP are involved in the restoration of homeostasis, the adverse effect of low-CP diet on the synthesis of these proteins could be of concern.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Fase Aguda/genética , Aminoácidos Essenciais/metabolismo , Proteínas Aviárias/genética , Galinhas/fisiologia , Dieta com Restrição de Proteínas/veterinária , Proteínas de Choque Térmico HSP70/genética , Resposta ao Choque Térmico/efeitos dos fármacos , Proteínas de Fase Aguda/metabolismo , Aminoácidos Essenciais/administração & dosagem , Animais , Proteínas Aviárias/metabolismo , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Galinhas/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Proteínas de Choque Térmico HSP70/metabolismo , Malásia , Masculino , Distribuição Aleatória
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Trop Biomed ; 34(1): 199-211, 2017 Mar 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33592999

RESUMO

Human-landing catch (HLC) technique was undertaken in nine selected study sites within Peninsular Malaysia to determine the biting cycle of Aedes, Armigeres, Culex, and Mansonia mosquitoes. HLC was conducted 24 hours on three different nights in a duration of one week at each study site. Aedes albopictus were found in all study sites with bimodal biting cycle, whereas the biting peak of Aedes butleri was recorded between 1600 and 1900 hr. For Armigeres, five study sites demonstrated similar biting peak hour (1900 - 2000 hr) for Ar. kesseli four study sites showed biting peak at 1800 - 1900 hr for Ar. subalbatus. Culex quinquefasciatus was collected from all study sites except in Sungai Penchala with its biting activity beginning from 1900 hr. Both Mansonia annulifera and Mansonia uniformis captured in two different study sites showed similar biting peaks (1500 - 1600 hr). It is recommended that vector control activities be carried out at dusk as almost all mosquito species captured started their biting activities at that time.

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Tropical Biomedicine ; : 199-211, 2017.
Artigo em Inglês | WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) | ID: wpr-630978

RESUMO

Human-landing catch (HLC) technique was undertaken in nine selected study sites within Peninsular Malaysia to determine the biting cycle of Aedes, Armigeres, Culex, and Mansonia mosquitoes. HLC was conducted 24 hours on three different nights in a duration of one week at each study site. Aedes albopictus were found in all study sites with bimodal biting cycle, whereas the biting peak of Aedes butleri was recorded between 1600 and 1900 hr. For Armigeres, five study sites demonstrated similar biting peak hour (1900 – 2000 hr) for Ar. kesseli four study sites showed biting peak at 1800 – 1900 hr for Ar. subalbatus. Culex quinquefasciatus was collected from all study sites except in Sungai Penchala with its biting activity beginning from 1900 hr. Both Mansonia annulifera and Mansonia uniformis captured in two different study sites showed similar biting peaks (1500 – 1600 hr). It is recommended that vector control activities be carried out at dusk as almost all mosquito species captured started their biting activities at that time.

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Poult Sci ; 95(12): 2757-2763, 2016 Dec 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27587729

RESUMO

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary glutamine (Gln) + glutamic acid (Glu) supplementation on growth performance and physiological stress response in broiler chickens subjected to 24 h delay in placement. Equal number of day-old broiler chicks were assigned to either immediate placement or with 24 h delay in placement with no access to feed and water. Chicks from each placement group were fed either standard starter diet (control) or standard starter diet +1% AminoGut (AG; mixture of 10% Gln and 10% Glu) from 1 to 21 d. Blood and duodenal samples were collected at 21 d for analysis of serum levels of ceruloplasmin (CER), ovotransferin (OVT) and α-1 acid glycoprotein (AGP), duodenal heat shock protein (HSP) 70 expression, and villi length and crypt depth. Results showed that delayed placement for 24 h was detrimental to weight gain during the starter phase (1 to 21 d) but not thereafter. AG supplementation was not able to eliminate that reduction in weight gain and feed intake during the starter stage. However, the observed enhancement in villi length and crypt depth at d 21 resulted in improvement of FCR and weight gain during the finisher stage (22 to 42 d) and consequently the overall period (1 to 42 d). Broiler chickens supplemented with AG also showed lower mortality rate, and higher AGP, OVT, CER, and HSP 70 expression compared to their control counterparts. Based on AGP, OVT, CER, and HSP 70 expression, there is no indication that delayed placement was physiologically stressful to the broiler chickens at 21 d of age.


Assuntos
Galinhas/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Ácido Glutâmico/farmacologia , Glutamina/farmacologia , Estresse Fisiológico/efeitos dos fármacos , Criação de Animais Domésticos/métodos , Animais , Galinhas/fisiologia , Dieta/veterinária , Suplementos Nutricionais , Privação de Alimentos/fisiologia , Masculino , Estresse Fisiológico/fisiologia , Privação de Água/fisiologia
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Meat Sci ; 121: 148-155, 2016 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27317849

RESUMO

The study compared changes in blood biochemistry, hormonal and electroencephalographic indices associated with possible noxious stimuli following neck cut slaughter in conscious, non-anaesthetized versus minimally-anaesthetized goats. Ten male Boer crossbreed goats were assigned into two groups and subjected to either slaughter conscious without stunning (SWS) or slaughter following minimal anaesthesia (SMA). Hormonal responses and changes in electroencephalographic (EEG) parameters were not influenced by slaughter method. The SWS goats had higher glucose and lactate than did SMA goats. It can be concluded that the noxious stimulus from the neck cut is present in both conscious and minimally anaesthetized goats. The application of slaughter without stunning causes changes in the EEG activities that are consistent with the presence of post slaughter noxious sensory input associated with tissue damage and would be expected to be experienced as pain in goats.


Assuntos
Matadouros , Anestesia , Estado de Consciência , Bem-Estar do Animal , Animais , Glicemia/metabolismo , Cálcio/sangue , Catecolaminas/sangue , Creatina Quinase/sangue , Creatinina/sangue , Ácido Edético/sangue , Eletroencefalografia , Epinefrina/sangue , Cabras , L-Lactato Desidrogenase/sangue , Ácido Láctico/sangue , Masculino , Dor/sangue , Dor/prevenção & controle , Ureia/sangue
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Poult Sci ; 95(6): 1326-31, 2016 Jun 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26944983

RESUMO

Extruded canola meal (ECM) was included in diet of broiler chickens at 0, 10, 20, and 30% (wt/wt) from 1 to 35 days of age. A total of 240 day-old male chicks were assigned in groups of 5 to 48 battery cages in environmentally controlled chambers and diets were replicated with 12 cages/treatment. From d 29 to 35, birds from each dietary group were exposed to either thermoneutral (23 ± 1°C; unheated) or high (36 ± 1°C; heated) temperature conditions. High ambient temperature, irrespective of ECM inclusion, depressed the growth performance of birds. Inclusion of ECM increased feed conversion ratio (FCR) linearly in unheated birds during d 1 to 28 (P < 0.001) and d 29 to 35 (P = 0.001). However, no adverse effects of ECM inclusion were observed on the growth performance of heated birds. The absence of these detrimental effects could be associated with the lack of triiodothyronine (T3) elevation by ECM inclusion in heated birds. In conclusion, ECM can be fed, at least, up to 30%, without any adverse effect on growth performance of broiler chickens raised under chronic high ambient temperature.


Assuntos
Ração Animal/análise , Brassica/química , Galinhas/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Galinhas/metabolismo , Tiroxina/sangue , Tri-Iodotironina/sangue , Animais , Dieta/veterinária , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Temperatura Alta , Masculino , Distribuição Aleatória
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Poult Sci ; 95(4): 760-3, 2016 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26908886

RESUMO

Feed deprivation in poultry farming imposes some degree of stress to the birds, and adversely affects their well -being. Serum levels of acute phase proteins (APP) are potential physiological indicators of stress attributed to feed deprivation. However, it has not been determined how long it takes for a measurable APP response to stressors to occur in avian species. An experiment was designed to delineate the APP and circulating levels of corticosterone responses in commercial broiler chickens to feed deprivation for 30 h. It was hypothesized that feed deprivation would elicit both APP and corticosterone (CORT) reactions within 30 h that is probably associated with stress of hunger. Twenty-one day old birds were subjected to one of 5 feed deprivation periods: 0 (ad libitum, AL), 6, 12, 18, 24, and 30 h. Upon completion of the deprivation period, blood samples were collected to determine serum CORT, ovotransferrin (OVT), α1-acid glycoprotein (AGP), and ceruloplasmin (CP) concentrations. Results showed that feed deprivation for 24 h or more caused a marked elevation in CORT (P=0.002 and P<0.0001, respectively) when compared to AL. However, increases in AGP (P=0.0005), CP (P=0.0002), and OVT (P=0.0003) were only noted following 30 h of feed deprivation. It is concluded that elicitation of AGP, CP, and OVT response may represent a more chronic stressful condition than CORT response in assessing the well-being of broiler chickens.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Fase Aguda/metabolismo , Galinhas/fisiologia , Corticosterona/sangue , Privação de Alimentos , Estresse Fisiológico , Criação de Animais Domésticos , Animais , Feminino
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Poult Sci ; 94(11): 2772-7, 2015 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26371331

RESUMO

A study was conducted to investigate the effects of feeding low-protein diets fortified with individual non-essential amino acids (NEAA) on growth performance, serum metabolites (uric acid, UA; triglycerides, TG; total protein, TP; and albumin, Alb), organ weight, breast yield, and abdominal fat weight in broiler chicks raised under the hot and humid tropical climate. Eight isocaloric (3,017 kcal/kg) experimental diets were formulated and fed to male broiler chicks from d 1-21 as follows: 1) 22.2% crude protein (CP) (positive control; PC); 2) 16.2% CP + mixture essential amino acids (EAA) to meet or exceed the National Research Council (1994) recommendations (negative control; NC); 3) NC + glycine (Gly) to equal the total glycine + serine level in the PC; diets 4 through 7 were obtained by supplementing NC diet with individual glutamic acid, proline, alanine, or aspartic acid (Glu, Pro, Ala, or Asp, respectively); 8) NC + NEAA (Gly + Glu + Pro + Ala + Asp) to equal the total level of these NEAA in the PC. Fortifying NC diet with mixture NEAA resulted in a similar growth performance as PC. However, fortification of low-CP diet with individual NEAA failed to improve body weight (BW) (P < 0.0001), feed intake (FI) (P = 0.0001), and feed conversion ratio (FCR) (P = 0.0001). Serum uric acid (UA) was lower (P = 0.0356) in NC birds and NC diet supplemented with individual NEAA birds, whereas serum triglyceride (TG) (P = 0.007) and relative weight of abdominal fat (P = 0.001) were higher in these birds. In conclusion, no single NEAA fortification may compensate the depressed growth performance attributed to a low-CP diet. However, fortification with Gly may improve FCR. There is a possibility that broilers raised under the hot and humid climate require higher Gly fortification than the level used in this study.


Assuntos
Aminoácidos/metabolismo , Galinhas/fisiologia , Dieta com Restrição de Proteínas/veterinária , Clima Tropical , Ração Animal/análise , Fenômenos Fisiológicos da Nutrição Animal , Animais , Galinhas/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Suplementos Nutricionais/análise , Masculino , Distribuição Aleatória
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Poult Sci ; 94(10): 2322-9, 2015 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26316343

RESUMO

The aim of the current study was to determine the physiological response to feed restriction in female broiler breeders using a range of conventional and novel indicators. One hundred female breeders were subjected to one of five feeding regimens from d 28 to 42 as follows (i) ad libitum feeding (AL), (ii-v) 75, 60, 45, and 30% of ad libitum feed intake. Blood heterophil to lymphocyte ratio (HLR), and plasma circulating corticosterone (CORT), ghrelin (GHR), serotonin (5-HT), and dopamine (DA) and serum acute phase proteins (APP) concentrations together with brain heat shock protein (HSP) 70 level were measured. The results showed a significant effect of feed restriction on blood HLR and plasma CORT, GHR, 5-HT, DA, and brain HSP 70 levels. However, feed restriction had no effect on serum levels of APP of alpha-1 acid glycoprotein, ovotransferin, and ceruloplasmin. Serum levels of 5-HT and GHR varied curvilinearly with the feed restriction level. The relationship between brain HSP 70 and level of feed restriction was negligible. However, significant linear relationships between HLR, CORT, DA, and the level of feed restriction were noted. Thus, these 3 parameters appear to represent a straight forward relation with severity of feed restriction.


Assuntos
Galinhas/fisiologia , Cortisona/sangue , Dopamina/sangue , Privação de Alimentos , Contagem de Leucócitos/veterinária , Proteínas de Fase Aguda/metabolismo , Criação de Animais Domésticos , Animais , Proteínas Aviárias/sangue , Análise Química do Sangue/veterinária , Feminino , Proteínas de Choque Térmico HSP70/metabolismo , Distribuição Aleatória , Estresse Fisiológico
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Meat Sci ; 108: 125-31, 2015 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26115345

RESUMO

This experiment aimed to determine microbial spoilage and lipid and protein oxidation during aerobic refrigerated (4°C) storage of rabbit meat. Forty male New Zealand white rabbits were slaughtered according to the Halal slaughter procedure. The hind limbs were used for microbial analysis while the Longissimus lumborum m. was used for determination of lipid and protein oxidation. Bacterial counts generally increased with aging time and the limit for fresh meat (10(8)cfu/g) was reached at d 7 postmortem. Significant differences in malondialdehyde content were observed after 3d of storage. The thiol concentration significantly decreased with increase in aging time. The band intensities of myosin heavy chain and troponin T significantly reduced with increased refrigerated storage while actin remained relatively stable. This study thus proposes protein oxidation as a potential deteriorative change in refrigerated rabbit meat along with microbial spoilage and lipid oxidation.


Assuntos
Contaminação de Alimentos/análise , Metabolismo dos Lipídeos , Carne/microbiologia , Actinas/metabolismo , Animais , Contagem de Colônia Microbiana , Eletroforese em Gel de Poliacrilamida , Microbiologia de Alimentos , Concentração de Íons de Hidrogênio , Masculino , Malondialdeído/análise , Carne/análise , Cadeias Pesadas de Miosina/metabolismo , Coelhos , Compostos de Sulfidrila/metabolismo , Troponina T/metabolismo
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Meat Sci ; 104: 78-84, 2015 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25732178

RESUMO

The study assessed the effect of conscious halal slaughter and slaughter following minimal anesthesia on bleeding efficiency of goats and keeping quality of goat meat. Ten Boer cross bucks were divided into two groups and subjected to either halal slaughter without stunning (HS) or minimal anesthesia prior to slaughter (AS). The blood lost during exsanguination was measured. Residual blood was further quantified by determination of hemoglobin and myoglobin content in longissimus lumborum muscle. Storage stability of the meat was evaluated by microbiological analysis and lipid oxidation. Blood loss at exsanguination, residual hemoglobin and lipid oxidation were not significantly different (p>0.05) between HS and AS. Lactic acid bacteria was the only microbe that was significantly elevated after 24h of storage at 4°C in the AS group. In conclusion, slaughtering goats under minimal anesthesia or fully conscious did not affect bleeding efficiency and keeping quality of goat meat.


Assuntos
Matadouros , Anestesia , Bem-Estar do Animal , Estado de Consciência , Microbiologia de Alimentos , Peroxidação de Lipídeos , Carne/análise , Animais , Sangue , Armazenamento de Alimentos , Globinas/análise , Cabras , Humanos , Lactobacillus , Carne/microbiologia , Carne/normas , Músculo Esquelético/química
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Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26867376

RESUMO

Surveillance of mosquitoes and their distribution in association with rainfall, relative humidity, and temperature were conducted in selected suburban and forested areas, namely, Sungai Penchala (Kuala Lumpur) and Taman Alam (Selangor) for 12 months. Armigeres kesseli was the most abundant species in Sungai Penchala while Aedes butleri was the most dominant species in Taman Alam. A positive correlation between mosquito distribution and rainfall was observed in selected mosquito species in Sungai Penchala (Armigeres kesseli, r = 0.75; Armigeres subalbatus, r = 0.62; and Aedes albopictus, r = 0.65) and Taman Alam (Armigeres sp, r = 0.59; Ae. butleri, r = 0.85; and Ae. albopictus, r = 0.62). However, no significant cor- relation was found either between selected mosquito species in both study areas and relative humidity or temperature. Results obtained suggested that vector control programs to be conducted based on temporal distribution of vectors in order to achieve beneficial outcomes with effective costing.


Assuntos
Aedes , Florestas , Insetos Vetores , Tempo (Meteorologia) , Animais , Anopheles , Culex , Culicidae , Umidade , Malásia , Dinâmica Populacional , Chuva , Estações do Ano , Temperatura
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Poult Sci ; 93(12): 3112-8, 2014 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25306460

RESUMO

An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of corticosterone (CORT) administration on serum ovotransferrin (OVT), α1-acid glycoprotein (AGP), ceruloplasmin (CPN), and IL-6 concentrations, and brain heat shock protein (HSP) 70 expression in broiler chickens. From 14 to 20 d of age, equal numbers of birds were subjected to either (i) daily intramuscular injection with CORT in ethanol:saline (1:1, vol/vol) at 6 mg/kg of BW, or (ii) daily intramuscular injection with 0.5 mL ethanol:saline (1:1, vol/vol; control). Blood samples were collected before CORT treatment (14 d old), 3 and 7 d after CORT injections, and 4 d after cessation of CORT administration for determination of serum levels of CORT, OVT, AGP, CPN, and IL-6. Brain samples (whole cerebrum) were collected to measure HSP 70 density. Although CORT administration significantly increased feed intake, weight gain was significantly depressed. Administration of CORT also increased CORT, OVT, CPN, AGP, IL-6, and HSP 70 expression. Four days following cessation of CORT administration, OVT declined to the basal level but not CPN and AGP. In conclusion, an elevation in CORT can induce an acute-phase response and HSP 70 expression. Thus, APP and HSP 70 may be of value as indicators of stress in poultry.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Fase Aguda/metabolismo , Galinhas/sangue , Corticosterona/farmacologia , Proteínas de Choque Térmico HSP70/metabolismo , Interleucina-6/metabolismo , Proteínas de Fase Aguda/genética , Animais , Feminino , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Proteínas de Choque Térmico HSP70/genética , Interleucina-6/genética , Estresse Fisiológico
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Meat Sci ; 98(4): 701-8, 2014 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25089797

RESUMO

This study assessed the effect of gas stunning which has not been conducted until now in comparison with slaughter without stunning on the welfare and meat quality of rabbits. Eighty male New Zealand White rabbits were divided into two groups of 40 animals and subjected to either halal slaughter without stunning (HS) or gas stunning using 61.4% CO2, 20.3% oxygen and 18.3 % nitrogen (GS). Analysis of the sticking blood revealed that both slaughter procedures caused a substantial increase in the levels of catecholamines, hypercalcemia, hyperglycemia, lactic acidemia and an increase in enzyme activities. The ultimate pH of the Longissimus lumborum muscle did not differ between treatments. GS exhibited higher lightness and cooking loss, and lower glycogen and MFI than HS. This indicates that both GS and HS can be significant stressors although the amount of stress may be below the threshold to negatively affect rabbit meat quality.


Assuntos
Matadouros , Bem-Estar do Animal , Qualidade dos Alimentos , Gases/administração & dosagem , Carne/análise , Estresse Fisiológico/fisiologia , Animais , Dióxido de Carbono/administração & dosagem , Catecolaminas/metabolismo , Glicogênio/metabolismo , Concentração de Íons de Hidrogênio , Hipercalcemia/metabolismo , Hiperglicemia/metabolismo , Ácido Láctico/metabolismo , Masculino , Nitrogênio/administração & dosagem , Oxigênio/administração & dosagem , Coelhos
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Poult Sci ; 93(11): 2700-8, 2014 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25143595

RESUMO

A study was conducted to determine whether supplementing AminoGut (a commercial dietary supplement containing a mixture of l-glutamine and l-glutamic acid) to broiler chickens stocked at 2 different densities affected performance, physiological stress responses, foot pad dermatitis incidence, and intestinal morphology and microflora. A randomized design in a factorial arrangement with 4 diets [basal diet, basal diet + 0.5% AminoGut from d 1 to 21, basal diet + 0.5% AminoGut from d 1 to 42, and basal diet + virginiamycin (0.02%) for d 1 to 42] and 2 stocking densities [0.100 m(2)/bird (23 birds/pen; LD) or 0.067 m(2)/bird (35 birds/pen; HD)]. Results showed that villi length and crypt depth were not changed by different dietary treatments. However, birds in the HD group had smaller villi (P = 0.03) compared with those of the LD group. Regardless of diet, HD consistently increased the serum concentrations of ceruloplasmin, α-1 acid glycoprotein, ovotransferin, and corticosterone (P = 0.0007), and elevated heterophil to lymphocyte ratio (0.0005). Neither AminoGut supplementation nor stocking density affected cecal microflora counts. In conclusion, under the conditions of this study, dietary supplementation of AminoGut, irrespective of stocking density, had no beneficial effect on growth performance, intestinal morphology, and physiological adaptive responses of broiler chickens raised under hot and humid tropical conditions. However, AminoGut supplementation from d 1 to 42 was beneficial in reducing mortality rate. Also, the increased serum concentrations of a wide range of acute phase proteins together with elevated corticosterone and heterophil to lymphocyte ratio suggested that high stocking density induced an acute phase response either indirectly as a result of increased incidence of inflammatory diseases such as foot pad dermatitis or possibly as a direct physiological response to the stress of high stocking density.


Assuntos
Galinhas/microbiologia , Galinhas/fisiologia , Suplementos Nutricionais , Ácido Glutâmico , Glutamina , Temperatura Alta , Umidade , Proteínas de Fase Aguda/metabolismo , Ração Animal/análise , Criação de Animais Domésticos , Fenômenos Fisiológicos da Nutrição Animal , Animais , Análise Química do Sangue/veterinária , Galinhas/anatomia & histologia , Galinhas/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Dieta/veterinária , Feminino , Intestinos/anatomia & histologia , Intestinos/microbiologia , Densidade Demográfica , Distribuição Aleatória , Clima Tropical
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Asian-Australas J Anim Sci ; 27(3): 406-13, 2014 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25049968

RESUMO

A study was conducted to compare the effect of halal slaughter without stunning and gas stun killing followed by bleeding on residual blood content and storage stability of rabbit meat. Eighty male New Zealand white rabbits were divided into two groups of 40 animals each and subjected to either halal slaughter without stunning (HS) or gas stun-kill (GK). The volume of blood lost during exsanguination was measured. Residual blood was further quantified by determination of haemoglobin content in Longissimus lumborum (LL) muscle. Storage stability of the meat was evaluated by microbiological analysis and measuring lipid oxidation in terms of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS). HS resulted in significantly higher blood loss than GK. HS had significantly lower residual haemoglobin in LL muscle compared to GK. Slaughter method had no effect on rabbit meat lipid oxidation at 0, 1, and 3 d postmortem. However, at 5 and 8 days of storage at 4°C, significant differences (p<0.05) were found, with meat from the GK group exhibiting significantly higher levels of MDA than that from HS. At day 3, greater growth of Pseudomonas aeroginosa and E. coli were observed in the GK group (p<0.05) with B. thermosphacta and total aerobic counts remained unaffected by slaughter method. At days 5 and 7 postmortem, bacterial counts for all tested microbes were affected by slaughter method, with GK exhibiting significantly higher growth than HS. It can be concluded that slaughter method can affect keeping quality of rabbit meat, and HS may be a favourable option compared to GK due to high bleed out.

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