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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-1-22
pubmed:abstractText
The hypothesis was tested that increased partial pressure of oxygen during the plateau (25 to 26 d of incubation for turkeys) and paranatal (27 to 28 d of incubation) stages of incubation may increase survival rates of turkeys from selected genetic lines. Partial pressure of oxygen inside the incubator cabinet was increased to 171 + 3 mm Hg of the barometric pressure during the plateau stage in oxygen consumption and compared to ambient oxygen (152 + 3 mm Hg). Turkey embryos from genetic lines selected for egg production (E) or growth (F) were compared to their respective randombred controls. These genetic lines have previously been shown to differ in egg weight, eggshell conductance, length of incubation period, embryonic gluconeogenesis, and survival rates during late incubation. Blood, liver, heart, and pipping muscle samples were obtained prior to pipping, at internal pipping and external pipping, and at hatching. The blood was analyzed for glucose concentration and the remaining tissues were assayed for glycogen concentrations. Survival rates were determined on approximately 2,200 eggs in each of three independent trials of the experiment. Interactions of oxygen treatment and genetic line were observed for embryonic survival, heart growth, and hepatic glycogen content. The data suggest that the response to increased oxygen tension in selected genetic lines has been diminished. It was concluded that embryos have been altered metabolically by genetic selection and the concomitant increase in mortality of selected lines during the plateau and paranatal stages is not simply the result of shell quality and hypoxia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0032-5791
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
76
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1556-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of an oxygen-enriched environment on the survival of turkey embryos between twenty-five and twenty-eight days of age.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Poultry Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695-7608, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study