Plasma corticosterone concentration in laying hens (Gallus Domesticus) during the laying period

The aim of this work was to study corticosterone concentration in the plasma of laying hens (gallus domesticus) during the laying period. The experiment included 12 ISA Brown laying hens, which were caged in enriched cage system according to EU directive 1999/74. They were fed by complete diet for l...

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Main Authors: Aleš Pavlík, Zdeněk Havlíček
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mendel University Press 2004-01-01
Series:Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis
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Online Access:https://acta.mendelu.cz/52/2/0027/
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description The aim of this work was to study corticosterone concentration in the plasma of laying hens (gallus domesticus) during the laying period. The experiment included 12 ISA Brown laying hens, which were caged in enriched cage system according to EU directive 1999/74. They were fed by complete diet for laying hens. Blood samples were taken between 15th and 75th week of age. Mean corticosterone concentration during the whole period was 2.86 ± 0.086 nmol.l-1 and ranged from 1.76 ± 0.135 to 3.98 ± 0.0357 nmol.l-1. Plasma corticosterone concentration increased significantly (P≤0.01) at the beginning of the laying period. Then followed slight variation until 47th week of age. Corticosterone concentration increased significantly (P≤0.01) again at 52nd week of age to 3.98 ± 0.236 nmol.l-1. From 58th week of age to end of laying period plasma corticosterone concentration decreased and reached the value of 2.22 ± 0.210 nmol.l-1.
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spelling doaj.art-7ff136257a8f4a2d90c1b320f93a3a942022-12-21T18:18:32ZengMendel University PressActa Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis1211-85162464-83102004-01-01522273210.11118/actaun200452020027Plasma corticosterone concentration in laying hens (Gallus Domesticus) during the laying periodAleš Pavlík0Zdeněk Havlíček1Ústav morfologie, fyziologie a veterinářství, Mendelova zemědělská a lesnická univerzita v Brně, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Česká republikaÚstav morfologie, fyziologie a veterinářství, Mendelova zemědělská a lesnická univerzita v Brně, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Česká republikaThe aim of this work was to study corticosterone concentration in the plasma of laying hens (gallus domesticus) during the laying period. The experiment included 12 ISA Brown laying hens, which were caged in enriched cage system according to EU directive 1999/74. They were fed by complete diet for laying hens. Blood samples were taken between 15th and 75th week of age. Mean corticosterone concentration during the whole period was 2.86 ± 0.086 nmol.l-1 and ranged from 1.76 ± 0.135 to 3.98 ± 0.0357 nmol.l-1. Plasma corticosterone concentration increased significantly (P≤0.01) at the beginning of the laying period. Then followed slight variation until 47th week of age. Corticosterone concentration increased significantly (P≤0.01) again at 52nd week of age to 3.98 ± 0.236 nmol.l-1. From 58th week of age to end of laying period plasma corticosterone concentration decreased and reached the value of 2.22 ± 0.210 nmol.l-1.https://acta.mendelu.cz/52/2/0027/laying henscorticosteroneenriched cage technology
spellingShingle Aleš Pavlík
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Plasma corticosterone concentration in laying hens (Gallus Domesticus) during the laying period
Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis
laying hens
corticosterone
enriched cage technology
title Plasma corticosterone concentration in laying hens (Gallus Domesticus) during the laying period
title_full Plasma corticosterone concentration in laying hens (Gallus Domesticus) during the laying period
title_fullStr Plasma corticosterone concentration in laying hens (Gallus Domesticus) during the laying period
title_full_unstemmed Plasma corticosterone concentration in laying hens (Gallus Domesticus) during the laying period
title_short Plasma corticosterone concentration in laying hens (Gallus Domesticus) during the laying period
title_sort plasma corticosterone concentration in laying hens gallus domesticus during the laying period
topic laying hens
corticosterone
enriched cage technology
url https://acta.mendelu.cz/52/2/0027/
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