The effect of feeding broiler chicks duringtransportation on yolk sac, body weightand anti-IBDV level in blood
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Feeding chickens a commercial prestarter during a 20 h period of transportation from a hatchery had no significant effect on either the body weight of broilers reared until 336 h of age and the yolk sac weight and composition. In the yolk sac sampled after 72 h of rearing, a significant change in the fatty acid profile was noted. In the broilers given the prestarter, the share of SFA and PUFA was higher, whereas MUFA was lower, compared with chicks not fed a prestarter. Providing chicks with a commercial prestarter during transportation from a hatchery did not influence their immunity, expressed as the blood anti-IBDV level.
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Feeding chickens a commercial prestarter during a 20 h period of transportation from a hatchery had no significant effect on either the body weight of broilers reared until 336 h of age and the yolk sac weight and composition. In the yolk sac sampled after 72 h of rearing, a significant change in the fatty acid profile was noted. In the broilers given the prestarter, the share of SFA and PUFA was higher, whereas MUFA was lower, compared with chicks not fed a prestarter. Providing chicks with a commercial prestarter during transportation from a hatchery did not influence their immunity, expressed as the blood anti-IBDV level.
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