IMPACT OF ALTERNATE-DAY FEEDING CYCLES ON IMMUNE AND ANTIBACTERIAL RESPONSES OF WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS

Authors
BOAAMPONSEM K YANG A PRAHARAJ NK DUNNINGTON EA GROSS WB SIEGEL PB
Citation
K. Boaamponsem et al., IMPACT OF ALTERNATE-DAY FEEDING CYCLES ON IMMUNE AND ANTIBACTERIAL RESPONSES OF WHITE LEGHORN CHICKS, Journal of applied poultry research, 6(2), 1997, pp. 123-127
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture Dairy & AnumalScience","Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of applied poultry research → ACNP
ISSN journal
10566171
Volume
6
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
123 - 127
Database
ISI
SICI code
1056-6171(1997)6:2<123:IOAFCO>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
White Leghorn cockerels helped measure the effect of number of cycles of alternate-day feeding (food restriction of 24 hr fast and 24 hr ful l-feed per cycle) on immune and antibacterial responses assessed after inoculation with E. coli or sheep red blood cell (SRBC) antigen. Chic ks fed ad libitium had a more severe response to E. coli challenge tha n those on alternate-day feeding regimens. SRBC antibody titers were h ighest in chicks exposed to several cycles of alternate-day feeding an d least for the 1-day fasted chicks.