Influence of in ovo injection of disaccharides, glutamine and β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate on the development of small intestine in duck embryos and neonates.
1. The objective of the present study was to examine the effect of in ovo injection of disaccharides (DS), disaccharides and glutamine (DS + Gln) or disaccharides and β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (DS + HMB) at d 23 of incubation on the development of the small intestine. 2. In DS + Gln-injected ducks, the greatest relative small intestine mass and muscularis layer thickness among 4 treatments was observed from d 25 of incubation to 7 d of age. 3. Jejunal sucrase activity in DS-injected ducks was significantly greater than in controls at hatch and on d 7. 4. In DS + HMB-treated ducks, a tendency toward slightly higher jejunal DNA concentration was observed throughout the experiment. 5. Greater body weight was found in DS + Gln and DS + HMB treated ducks in the first two weeks. However, there was no significant difference in the market weight (35 d) of ducks among the 4 treatments. 6. The results of present study suggest that administering disaccharides and Gln, or disaccharides and HMB, to the duck embryos exerted a beneficial effect on the early development of small intestine and on growth performance.
Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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D000818:Animals; D030161:Avian Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D004187:Disaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004372:Ducks / Q000196:embryology* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian / Q000187:drug effects; D047108:Embryonic Development / Q000187:drug effects; D005973:Glutamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000196:embryology; D007583:Jejunum / Q000378:metabolism; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D010063:Ovum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D013393:Sucrase / Q000378:metabolism; D014631:Valerates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000520:alpha-Glucosidases / Q000378:metabolism
D030161:Avian Proteins; D004187:Disaccharides; D014631:Valerates; D005973:Glutamine; C004961:beta-hydroxyisovaleric acid; D004247:DNA; D000520:alpha-Glucosidases; D013393:Sucrase