title: Effects of 1alpha-hydroxycholecalciferol on growth performance, parameters of tibia and plasma, meat quality, and type IIb sodium phosphate cotransporter gene expression of one- to twenty-one-day-old broilers.
abstract: This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of 1alpha-hydroxycholecalciferol (1alpha-OH D3) on the growth performance, tibia and plasma parameters, nutrient utilization, meat quality of the breast and thigh, and type IIb sodium phosphate cotranspoter gene expression of broilers. A total of 96 males of 1-d-old Arbor Acres broilers were randomly assigned to 8 cages of 12 birds each. Two dietary treatments were applied to 4 cages each. Diet 1 was prepared as the basal diet (nonphytate phosphorus, 0.21%), whereas diet 2 was the basal diet supplemented with 5 microg/kg of 1alpha-OH D3. Results showed that supplementation of the basal diet with 1alpha-OH D3 increased growth performance, tibia ash and strength, plasma inorganic phosphate concentration, utilization of total phosphorus and nonphytate phosphorus, lightness and yellowness of the breast and thigh meat, and intestinal type IIb sodium phosphate cotranspoter mRNA expression, whereas it decreased the shear force and water-holding capacity of the thigh meat. These data suggest that the addition of 1alpha-OH D3 might improve growth performance, tibia development, and meat quality in 1- to 21-d-old broilers by increasing the absorption and retention of phosphorus.
authors.affiliation: College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, China.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: X D
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Z Y
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000097:blood / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D004032:Diet / Q000662:veterinary*; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D006887:Hydroxycholecalciferols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000592:standards*; D011897:Random Allocation; D050614:Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins, Type IIb / Q000235:genetics; D013977:Tibia / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: C103958:1-hydroxyvitamin D5; D006887:Hydroxycholecalciferols; D050614:Sodium-Phosphate Cotransporter Proteins, Type IIb