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EFFECT OF IN-OVO INJECTION OF TESTOSTERONE ON HATCHABILITY AND PLASMA CONSTITUENTS IN DOKKI-4 CHICKENS

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This study was designed to evaluate the effects of testosterone propionate (TP) on hatchability, chick measurements and some plasma metabolites in Dokki- 4 strain of chickens during embryogenesis stage. A total of 350 fertile eggs (45-55 g. in average) were individually weighed and incubated .At the 5th day of incubation, eggs were divided into 3 experimental groups as follow; control(C) non-injected groups ,while the other groups T1 and T2 eggs were injected in albumin with 25 and 100µg TP solvated in 50µl plant oil.  Results showed that hatchability % was significantly decreased in-ovo injected groups by 1214%than control groups, while embryonic mortality rate was increased by in-ovo injection with TP. Chick weight, total protein, albumin, calcium and phosphorus levels were significantly increased in TP injection than control .Also, male chicks % based on the visual examination was increased by TP in –ovo injection than control. 
 In conclusion: in-ovo injection of TP at the 5th day of incubation with 25 and 100µg TP/50µl plant oil had decreased the hatchability %, but increased embryonic mortality, some plasma constituents, male% ,chick weight and chick length in Dokki-4 strain of chickens. 

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10.21608/ajs.2018.35585

Keywords

testosterone, in-ovo injection, Hatchability, Dokki- 4 Chickens

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Hanaa

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Hussin

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M.

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Poultry Production Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt

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Nematallah

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Mohammed

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G.

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Poultry Production Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt

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F.

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Badri

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B.A.

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Poultry Production Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt

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faisalbadri@agr.asu.edu.eg

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Maie

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Ali

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F.

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Poultry Production Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., P.O Box 68, Hadayek Shobra 11241, Cairo, Egypt

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26

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5831

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2018-02-01

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2018-04-24

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2018-02-01

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2,359

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2,367

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1110-2675

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2636-3585

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Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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EFFECT OF IN-OVO INJECTION OF TESTOSTERONE ON HATCHABILITY AND PLASMA CONSTITUENTS IN DOKKI-4 CHICKENS

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22 Jan 2023