TY  - JOUR
T1  - Study on Mechanism of Ascites Syndrome of Broilers
AU - , Q.H. Zheng AU - , Y.B. Jiang AU - , J.L. Guo AU - , Q.Q. Yin AU - , W. Chen AU - , W.Cheng 
JO  - Research Journal of Animal Sciences
VL  - 1
IS  - 2
SP  - 72
EP  - 75
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1993-5269
DO  - rjnasci.2007.72.75
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjnasci.2007.72.75
KW  - Broilers
KW  -ascites
KW  -plasma
KW  -biochemical indexes
KW  -body weight
KW  -relative organ weight
AB  - 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 (T<SUB>3</SUB>), but reduce Thyroxine (T<SUB>4</SUB>) concentrations in plasma (p< 0.05). The ascitic broilers had high concentrations of aldosterone and K<SUP>£«</SUP>, but low concentrations of T<SUB>3</SUB> and T<SUB>4</SUB> 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) although there were no significant changes in total protein and albumin concentrations in plasma except for week 5. The mash feed could reduce body weight and the onset of ascites and lower the concentrations of Ca, Na and P ions in plasma in week 7, compared with the pellet feed (p< 0.05).
ER  -