Broiler resilience to colibacillosis is affected by incubation temperature and post-hatch feeding strategy
ABSTRACT: Colibacillosis is a poultry disease that negatively affects welfare and causes economic losses. Treatment with antibiotics raises concerns on antimicrobial resistance. Consequently, alternative approaches to enhance poultry resilience are needed. Access to feed and water directly after hat...
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| author | H.J. Wijnen C.W. van der Pol A. Papanikolaou A. Lammers B. Kemp H. van den Brand V. Perricone M.G.R. Matthijs R. Molenaar |
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| description | ABSTRACT: Colibacillosis is a poultry disease that negatively affects welfare and causes economic losses. Treatment with antibiotics raises concerns on antimicrobial resistance. Consequently, alternative approaches to enhance poultry resilience are needed. Access to feed and water directly after hatch (early feeding) may enhance resilience at later ages. Additionally, a high eggshell temperature (EST) during mid incubation may improve chick quality at hatch, supporting potential positive effects of early feeding. Effects of EST [37.8°C (control) or 38.9°C (higher)] during mid-incubation (embryo days 7–14) and feeding strategy (early feeding or 48 h delayed feeding) were tested in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement. At hatch, ̴ 1,800 broilers were divided over 36 pens and grown for 6 wk. At d 8 post hatch, avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC) was inoculated intratracheally as model to investigate broiler resilience against respiratory diseases. Incidence and severity of colibacillosis, local infection, and systemic infection were assessed at 6 moments between 3 h and 7 d postinoculation. Broilers were weighed daily during 13 d postinoculation and weekly thereafter. At higher EST, early feeding resulted in higher incidence of systemic infection compared to delayed feeding whereas at control EST, systemic infection was not different between feeding strategies. Regardless of EST, early compared to delayed feeding resulted in lower incidence of local infection, fewer BW deviations, and higher growth until d 35. In conclusion, early feeding could be considered as a strategy to enhance broiler resilience, but only when EST is not too high. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-94aed8f64e63495bac1bc53b445ecbe92022-12-22T02:04:56ZengElsevierPoultry Science0032-57912022-10-0110110102092Broiler resilience to colibacillosis is affected by incubation temperature and post-hatch feeding strategyH.J. Wijnen0C.W. van der Pol1A. Papanikolaou2A. Lammers3B. Kemp4H. van den Brand5V. Perricone6M.G.R. Matthijs7R. Molenaar8Research Department, HatchTech B.V., 3900 AG Veenendaal, the Netherlands; Adaptation Physiology Group, Department of Animal Sciences, Wageningen University & Research, 6700 AH Wageningen, the Netherlands; Corresponding author:Research Department, HatchTech B.V., 3900 AG Veenendaal, the NetherlandsDepartment of Population Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CM Utrecht, the NetherlandsAdaptation Physiology Group, Department of Animal Sciences, Wageningen University & Research, 6700 AH Wageningen, the NetherlandsAdaptation Physiology Group, Department of Animal Sciences, Wageningen University & Research, 6700 AH Wageningen, the NetherlandsAdaptation Physiology Group, Department of Animal Sciences, Wageningen University & Research, 6700 AH Wageningen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Animal Health and Welfare, Wageningen Livestock Research, 6700 AH Wageningen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Population Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CM Utrecht, the NetherlandsAdaptation Physiology Group, Department of Animal Sciences, Wageningen University & Research, 6700 AH Wageningen, the NetherlandsABSTRACT: Colibacillosis is a poultry disease that negatively affects welfare and causes economic losses. Treatment with antibiotics raises concerns on antimicrobial resistance. Consequently, alternative approaches to enhance poultry resilience are needed. Access to feed and water directly after hatch (early feeding) may enhance resilience at later ages. Additionally, a high eggshell temperature (EST) during mid incubation may improve chick quality at hatch, supporting potential positive effects of early feeding. Effects of EST [37.8°C (control) or 38.9°C (higher)] during mid-incubation (embryo days 7–14) and feeding strategy (early feeding or 48 h delayed feeding) were tested in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement. At hatch, ̴ 1,800 broilers were divided over 36 pens and grown for 6 wk. At d 8 post hatch, avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC) was inoculated intratracheally as model to investigate broiler resilience against respiratory diseases. Incidence and severity of colibacillosis, local infection, and systemic infection were assessed at 6 moments between 3 h and 7 d postinoculation. Broilers were weighed daily during 13 d postinoculation and weekly thereafter. At higher EST, early feeding resulted in higher incidence of systemic infection compared to delayed feeding whereas at control EST, systemic infection was not different between feeding strategies. Regardless of EST, early compared to delayed feeding resulted in lower incidence of local infection, fewer BW deviations, and higher growth until d 35. In conclusion, early feeding could be considered as a strategy to enhance broiler resilience, but only when EST is not too high.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579122003819incubationeggshell temperatureearly feedingdelayed feedingcolibacillosis |
| spellingShingle | H.J. Wijnen C.W. van der Pol A. Papanikolaou A. Lammers B. Kemp H. van den Brand V. Perricone M.G.R. Matthijs R. Molenaar Broiler resilience to colibacillosis is affected by incubation temperature and post-hatch feeding strategy Poultry Science incubation eggshell temperature early feeding delayed feeding colibacillosis |
| title | Broiler resilience to colibacillosis is affected by incubation temperature and post-hatch feeding strategy |
| title_full | Broiler resilience to colibacillosis is affected by incubation temperature and post-hatch feeding strategy |
| title_fullStr | Broiler resilience to colibacillosis is affected by incubation temperature and post-hatch feeding strategy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Broiler resilience to colibacillosis is affected by incubation temperature and post-hatch feeding strategy |
| title_short | Broiler resilience to colibacillosis is affected by incubation temperature and post-hatch feeding strategy |
| title_sort | broiler resilience to colibacillosis is affected by incubation temperature and post hatch feeding strategy |
| topic | incubation eggshell temperature early feeding delayed feeding colibacillosis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579122003819 |
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