AJAVS Cover
Frequency: Quarterly
ISSN: 1557-4555 (Print)
ISSN: 1557-4563 (Online)
Research Article Open Access

Study on Mechanism of Ascites Syndrome of Broilers

J.L. Guo1, Q.H. Zheng2, Q.Q. YIN2, W. Cheng1 and Y.B. Jiang2
  • 1 Zhengzhou College of Animal Husbandry Engineering, China
  • 2 Henan Agricultural University, China

Abstract

Two hundred and forty male Cobb broilers were used to study the reasons of causing ascites. The results showed that cold ambient temperature could induce ascites (33.89% vs. 2.50%) and significantly increase triiodothyronine (T3), but reduce thyroxine (T4) concentrations in plasma (p<0.05). The ascitic broilers had high concentrations of aldosterone and K+, but low concentrations of T3 and T4 in the plasma (p<0.05). The lower body weight and higher relative heart, lung and liver weight of the ascitic broilers demonstrated the metabolic disarrangement. When ascites occurred, hematocrit in blood increased significantly (p<0.05). The mash feed could reduce body weight and the onset of ascites, compared with the pellet feed.

American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Volume 2 No. 3, 2007, 62-65

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajavsp.2007.62.65

Submitted On: 30 June 2007 Published On: 30 September 2007

How to Cite: Guo, J., Zheng, Q., YIN, Q., Cheng, W. & Jiang, Y. (2007). Study on Mechanism of Ascites Syndrome of Broilers. American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 2(3), 62-65. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajavsp.2007.62.65

Open AccessCopyright: © 2007 J.L. Guo, Q.H. Zheng, Q.Q. YIN, W. Cheng and Y.B. Jiang. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

  • 4,000 Views
  • 4,604 Downloads
  • 14 Citations

Download

Keywords

  • Broilers
  • ascites
  • plasma
  • biochemical indexes
  • body weight and relative organ weigh