Effect of dietary supplemental levels of vitamin A on the egg production and immune responses of heat-stressed laying hens

Poultry Science

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 458-465

  Lin, H ^a   Wang, L F ^a   Song, J L ^a   Xie, Y M ^a   Yang, Q M ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Heat stress; Immunity; Laying performance; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE;

RETINOL; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHICKEN; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EGG; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; HEAT; HEAT INJURY; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; NEWCASTLE DISEASE PARAMYXOVIRUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHICKENS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, IMMUNOLOGIC; EGGS; FEMALE; HEAT; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS; OVIPOSITION; T-LYMPHOCYTES; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0036527533     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/81.4.458     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Aye, P. P., T. Y. Morishita, Y. M. Saif, J. D. Latshaw, B. S. Harr, and F. B. Cihla. 2000. Induction of vitamin A deficiency in turkeys. Avian Dis. 44:809-817.
2. Brody, T. 1993. Vitamins. Pages 403-410 in: Nutritional Biochemistry. Academic Press Inc., San Diego.
3. Coskun, B., F. Inal, I. Celik, O. Erganis, A. M. Tiftik, F. Kurtoglu, Y. Kuyucuoglu, and U. Ok. 1998. Effects of dietary levels of vitamin A on the egg yield and immune response of laying hens. Poult. Sci. 77:542-546.
4. Davis C. Y., and J. L. Sell. 1983. Effect of all-trans retinol and retinoic acid nutriture on immune system of chicks. J. Nutr. 113:1914-1919.
5. Davis, C. Y., and J. L. Sell. 1989. Immunoglobulin concentrations in serum and tissues of vitamin A-deficient broiler chicks after Newcastle disease virus vaccination. Poult. Sci. 68:136-144.
6. De Andrade, A. N., J. C. Rogler, W. R. Featherston, and C. W. Alliston. 1977. Interrelationships between diet and elevated temperatures (cyclic and constant) on egg production and shell quality. Poult. Sci. 56:1178-1188.
7. Deaton, J. W., F. N. Reece, J. L. McNaughton, and B. D. Lott. 1981. Effect of differing temperature cycles on eggshell quality and layer performance. Poult. Sci. 60:733-737.
8. Donker, R. A., M. G. B. Nieuwland, and A. J. Van der Zijpp. 1990. Heat-stress influences on antibody production in chicken selected for high and low immune responsiveness. Poult. Sci. 69:599-607.
9. Duncan, D. B. 1955. Multiple range and multiple F test. Biometrics 11:1-42.
10. Ferket, P. R., and M. A. Qureshi. 1992. Performance and immunity of heat-stressed broilers fed vitamin- and electrolyte-supplemented drinking water. Poult. Sci. 71:88-97.
11. Friedman, A., and D. Sklan. 1989a. Impaired T-lymphocyte immune response in vitamin A depleted rats and chicks. Br. J. Nutr. 62:439-449.
12. Friedman, A., and D. Sklan. 1989b. Antigen-specific immune response impairment in the chick as influenced by dietary vitamin A. J. Nutr. 119:790-795.
13. Freidman, A., A. Meidovaky, G. Leitner, and D. Sklan. 1991. Decreased resistance and immune response to Eschecrichia coli infection in chicks with low or high intakes of vitamin A. J. Nutr. 121:395-400.
14. Guo, Y. M., C. N. Liu, Y. P. Zhou. 1998. Impact of heat stress on broilers and effects of supplemental yeast chromium. Acta Vet. Zootech. Sinica. 29:339-344.
15. Klasing, K. C. 1988. Influence of acute feed deprivation or excess feed intake on immunocompetence of broiler chicks. Poult. Sci. 67:626-634.
16. Klasing, K. C. 1998. Nutritional modulation of resistance to infectious diseases. Poult. Sci. 77:1119-1125.
17. Liu X. Y. 1999. Immunity Technology. Pages 260-269 in: Avian Immunology. T. B. Yin, T. B. and X. Y. Liu, ed. Chinese Agricultural Technological Publisher, Beijing, P. R. China.
18. Marsden, A., and T. R. Morris. 1987. Quantitative review of the effects of environmental temperature on food intake, egg output and energy balance in laying pullets. Br. Poult. Sci. 28:693-704.
19. Miller, L., and M. A. Qureshi. 1992. Induction of heat shock proteins and phagocytic function of chicken macrophage following in vitro heat exposure. Vet. Immunol. Immunopathol. 30:179-191.
20. Mueller, J., V. G. Brundel, H. Buerki, H. U. Keller, M. W. Hes, and H. Lottier. 1975. Non specific acid esterase activity: A criterion for differentiation of T and B lymphocytes in mouse lymph nodes. Eur. J. Immunol. 5:274-281.
21. National Research Council. 1994. Nutrient Requirement of Poultry. 9th ed. National Academy Press, Washington, DC.
22. Regnier, J. A., K. W. Kelley, and C. T. Gaskins. 1980. Acute thermal stressors and synthesis of antibodies in chickens. Poult. Sci. 59:985-990.
23. SAS Institute. 1989. SAS User's Guide: Statistics, SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC.
24. Siegel, H. S. 1987. Effects of behavioral and physical stressors on immune responses. Pages 39-54 in: Biology of Stress in Farm Animals: An Integrative Approach. P. R. Wiepkema and P.W.M. van Adrichem, ed. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Boston.
25. Sijtsma, S. R., C. E. West, J. H. W. M. Rombout, and A. J. Van der Zijpp. 1989a. The interaction between vitamin A status and Newcastle disease virus infection in chickens. J. Nutr. 119:932-939.
26. Sijtsma, S. R., C. E. West, J. H. W. M. Rombout, and A. J. Van der Zijpp. 1989b. Effect of Newcastle disease virus infection on vitamin A metabolism in chickens. J. Nutr. 119:940-947.
27. Sklan, D., D. Melamed, and A. Friedman. 1994. The effect of varying levels of dietary vitamin A on immune response in the chick. Poult. Sci. 73:843-847.
28. Thaxton, P., and H. S. Siegel. 1970. Immunodepression in young chickens by high environmental temperature. Poult. Sci. 49:202-205.
29. Thaxton, P., and H. S. Siegel. 1972. Depression of secondary immunity by high environmental temperature. Poult. Sci. 51:1519-1526.
30. Thaxton, P., and H. S. Siegel. 1973. Modification of high temperature and ACTH-induced immunodepression by metyrapone. Poult. Sci. 52:618-624.
31. Zulkifli, I., E. A. Dunnington, W. B. Gross, and P. B. Siegel. 1994. Inhibition of adrenal steroidogenesis, food restriction and acclimation of high ambient temperatures in chickens. Br. Poult. Sci. 35:417-426.