The Effects of Fasting Upon Plasma Enzyme Levels in Chickens
1962; Elsevier BV; Volume: 41; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3382/ps.0410994
ISSN1525-3171
AutoresLois S. McDaniel, Helen A. Dempsey,
Tópico(s)Meat and Animal Product Quality
ResumoALTERATIONS in the levels of seven tricarboxylic acid enzymes and citric acid in the livers of chicks infected with Salmonella pullorum were observed by Gilfillin et al. (1956). Hill et al. (1960) also detected elevated levels of citric acid blood of chicks infected with Salmonella gallinarum. But the citric acid levels of the infected chicks were comparable with those of the controls if feed was withheld from both groups for 18 hours. Furthermore, withdrawal of feed for 36 hours from normal chicks resulted in elevated blood and liver citric acid levels. These were interesting observations because anorexia is a common symptom in many diseases. Although several papers about the effects of diet upon enzyme activities in chickens have been published, little information relative to the effects of actual fasting upon enzyme activities in birds is available. Stutts et al. (1957), however, detected a decrease in the plasma alkaline phosphatase (alkPH) …
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