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IMPROVEMENT THE PRODUCTIVE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE OF BROILER CHICKENS BY EARLY HEAT ACCLIMATION AND GLUTAMINE INJECTION

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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This study aimed to investigate how to enhancing the resistance of broiler chicks to hot climate by using both early heat shock exposure and glutamine injection (GI). A total of 360 male chicks, one-day old of Cobb breed were randomly distributed into equal 6 treatments each of three replicates . The experimental groups were arranged as follows: the 1st group (T1) used as a control and reared under natural conditions, the 2nd group (T2) exposed to heat challenge (33±3ºC) from one up to 38 days of age, the 3rd group (T3) exposed to early heat shock (41±1ºC for four hours from 12:00 pm till 16:00 pm for 3 consecutive days) at the 3th up to 5th   days of age, the 4th group (T4) was injected  with Gl 0.75 mg/kg weight at the 2th day of age, then Exposed to early heat stress shock as in T3 ,the 5th group (T5) was exposed to heat shock (41±1ºC for four hours from 12:00 till 16:00 for 3 consecutive days) at the 3th up to 5th and 15th up to 17th days of age, and the 6th group of chicks (T6) were injected  with Gl (0.75 mg/kg weight) at the 2th and 14th day of age then exposed to early heat shock as T5 group. Results revealed that live body weight , body weight gain and feed conversion ratio were improved for chicks in T4 and T6 groups than other treatments with or without significant effect. Some blood constituents , antioxidant statues and immune parameters were affected treatments. Relative heart and Gizzard weights were significantly increased for all treatments as compared with the control expect of T3 group . Results indicated that glutamine injection (0.75 mg/kg BW)at the 2th and 14th days of age for broiler chicks then exposed to induce early heat stock at the 3th up to 5th and 15th up to 17th  3 and 15 days of age might be improved productive and physiological performance during rearing period.

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10.21608/epsj.2018.22933

Keywords

Early Heat shock exposures, Glutamine –broiler productive and physiological

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yaser

Last Name

rezk

MiddleName

sedek

Affiliation

Poult. Breed. Res. Dep., Anim. Prod. Res. Inst., Agric. Res. Centre, Min. of Agric., Giza, Egypt

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yaser_sr20000@yahoo.com

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38

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4

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4270

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2018-12-01

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2018-10-07

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2018-12-26

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1,013

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1110-5623

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2090-0570

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493

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Egyptian Poultry Science Journal

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https://epsj.journals.ekb.eg/

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22 Jan 2023