Metabolic disturbances in male broilers of different strains. 2. Relationship between the thyroid and somatotropic axes with growth rate and mortality

Poultry Science

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 516-521

  Gonzales, Elisabeth ^a   Buyse, Johan ^b   Sartori, José Roberto ^a   Loddi, Maria Marta ^a   Decuypere, Eddy ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Broiler strains; Naked Neck; Performance; Somatotropic axis; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS;

GROWTH HORMONE; LIOTHYRONINE; SOMATOMEDIN C; THYROXINE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEATH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THYROID GLAND;

AGING; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DEATH; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; METABOLIC DISEASES; POULTRY DISEASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; THYROID GLAND; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0033110718     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/78.4.516     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Acar, N., F. G. Sizemore, G. R. Leach, R. F. Wideman, Jr., R. L. Owen, and G. F. Barbato, 1995. Growth of broiler chickens in response to feed restriction regimens to reduce ascites. Poultry Sci. 74:833-843.
2. Berghman, L. R., J. Van Beemen, E. Decuypere, E. R. Kühn, and F. Vandesande, 1988. One step purification of chicken growth hormone from a crude pituitary extract by use of a monoclonal immunoadsorbent. J. Endocrinol. 118:381-387.
3. Bobek, S., J. Niezgoda, M. Pietras, M. Kacinska, and Z. Ewy, 1980. The effect of acute cold and warm ambient temperatures on the thyroid hormone concentration in blood, plasma, blood supply, and oxygen consumption in Japanese quail. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 40:201-210.
4. Buyse, J., E. Decuypere, L. Berghman, R. E. Kühn, and F. Vandesande, 1992. Effect of dietary protein content on episotic growth hormone secretion and on heat production of male broiler chickens. Br. Poult. Sci. 33:1101-1109.
5. Buyse, J., and E. Decuypere, 1994. Factors controlling and influencing growth hormone pulsatility in broiler chickens. Pages 308-311 in: Proceedings 9th European Poultry Conference, Glasgow, U.K.
6. Buyse, J., J. Zoons, T. Bartha, P. Mérat, and E. Decuypere, 1994. The effect of dietary protein content on performance, carcass composition and on circulating hormone levels of naked-neck and control broiler chickens. Arch. Geflügelkd. 58:135-141.
7. Buyse, J., E. R. Kühn, and E. Decuypere, 1996. The use of intermittent lighting in broiler raising. 1. Effect on broiler performance, and efficiency of dietary nitrogen retention. Poultry Sci. 75:589-594.
8. Coello, C. P., J. A. Menocal, and E. A. Gonzalez, 1993a. El sindrome ascitico en pollos de engorda. Pages 221-228 in: Proceedings Conferência Apinco de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil.
9. Coello, C. P., J. A. Menocal, and E. A. González, 1993b. Programas de alimentacion utilizados en Mexico para la prevencion y control del sindrome ascitico. Pages 267-280 in: Proceedings Conferência Apinco de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil.
10. Darras, V. M., J. Buyse, E. Decuypere, and E. R. Kühn, 1995. Hormonal and nutritional influence on thyroid hormone deiodinating enzymes. Poult. Avian Biol. Rev. 6:314. (Abstr.)
11. Decuypere, E., and E. R. Kühn, 1984. Effect of fasting and feeding time on circadian rhythms of serum thyroid hormone concentrations, glucose, liver monodeiodinase activity and rectal temperature in growing chickens. Dom. Anim. Endocrinol. 1:251-262.
12. Decuypere, E., J. Buyse, P. Mérat, J. Zoons, and J. Vloeberghs, 1993a. Growth, abdominal fat content, heat production and plasma hormone levels of naked-neck and control broiler chickens. Anim. Prod. 57:483-490.
13. Decuypere, E., F. R. Leentra, J. Buyse, L. M. Huybrechts, F. C. Buonomo, and L. R. Berghman, 1993b. Plasma levels of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-I and -II from 2 to 6 weeks of age in meat-type chickens selected for 6-week body weight or for feed conversion and reared under high or normal environmental temperature conditions. Reprod. Nutr. Dev. 33:361-372.
14. 3) of broiler lines with a high susceptibility to ascites. Br. Poult. Sci. 35:287-297.
15. Decuypere, E., J. Buyse, G. Rahimi, and M. Zeman, 1995. Comparative study of endocrinological parameters in the genetic lines of broilers. An overview. Proceedings OECD-Workshop "Growth and quality in broiler production". Arch. Geflügelkd. Sonderheft:6-8.
16. Dewil, E., N. Buys, G.A.A. Albers, and E. Decuypere, 1996. Different characteristics in chick embryos of two broiler lines differing in susceptibility to ascites. Br. Poult. Sci. 37: 1003-1013.
17. Gonzales, E., 1992. Estudo da síndrome da morte súbita em frangos de corte. Ph.D. dissertation. Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Jaboticabal, Brazil.
18. Gonzales, E., J. Buyse, T. S. Takita, J. R. Sartori, and E. Decuypere, 1998. Metabolic disturbances in male broilers of different strains. 1. Performance, mortality and right ventricular hypertrophy. Poultry Sci. 77:1646-1653.
19. Huybrechts, L. M., D. B. King, T. J. Lauterio, J. Marsh, and C. G. Scanes, 1985. Plasma concentrations of somatomedin-C in hypophysectomized, dwarf and intact growing domestic fowl as determined by heterologous radioimmunoassay. J. Endocrinol. 104:223-229.
20. Maxwell, M. H., 1990. Ascites in broilers. Poult. Int. 29:32-38.
21. Maxwell, M. H., and G. W. Robertson, 1997. World broiler ascites survey 1996. Poult. Int. 36:16-30.
22. Ononiwu, J. C., R. G. Thomson, H. C. Carlson, and R. J. Julian, 1979. Studies on effect of lighting on "sudden death syndrome" in broiler chickens. Can. Vet. J. 20:74-77.
23. SAS Institute, 1988. SAS® User's Guide: Statistics. SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC.
24. Scheele, C. W., E. Decuypere, P.F.G. Vereijken, and F.J.G. Schreus, 1992. Ascites in broilers. 2. Disturbances in the hormonal regulation of metabolic rate and fat metabolism. Poultry Sci. 71:1971-1984.
25. Scheele, C. W., E. Decuypere, and C. Kwakernaak, 1995. Health and adaptation of broilers to a changed environment. Arch. Geflügelkd. Sonderheft 1:34-37.
26. Scheele, C. W., 1996. Ascites in chickens: oxygen consumption and requirement related to its occurrence. Ph.D. dissertation. Landbouwuniversiteit Wageningen, The Netherlands.
27. Vasilatos-Younken, R., and C. G. Scanes, 1991. Growth hormone and insulin-like growth factors in poultry: required, optimal or ineffective? Poultry Sci. 70:1764-1780.