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8221044

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-12-2
pubmed:abstractText
Broilers were either not transported or were transported for 2, 4 or 6 hours after having been subjected to food withdrawal times of less than one hour or of ten hours. The birds were then slaughtered using normal commercial practices. The longer period of food deprivation reduced liver weight and glycogen content, and circulating glucose concentrations. It also elevated the ultimate pH value (pHu) in the biceps muscle and by implication, therefore, reduced its glycogen content. With longer journey times, liver weight and glycogen content decreased. Transport had an inconsistent effect on glycogen concentration in the pectoral muscle but progressively reduced its pHu. In contrast, pHu in the biceps progressively increased, by implication because transport depleted muscle glycogen levels. Birds transported further had higher concentrations of total protein in their plasma which, though this was not significant, also had a higher osmolality. This suggests that transported birds became dehydrated. Additionally, the depletion of body glycogen stores might be associated with the perception of fatigue.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0007-1935
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
149
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
391-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
The depletion of glycogen stores and indices of dehydration in transported broilers.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't