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Modulating Role of Vitamins C and E against Transport-Induced Stress in Pullets during the Hot-Dry Conditions

The modulating effects of ascorbic acid (AA), vitamin E (E), and a combination of AA and E (AA + E) against eight-hour road transportation stress were investigated in 120 pullets during the hot-dry season. The result obtained showed that handling, loading and transportation induced lymphopenia, neut...

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Autores principales: Minka, N. S., Ayo, J. O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scholarly Research Network 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3667635/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23738090
http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2011/497138
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description The modulating effects of ascorbic acid (AA), vitamin E (E), and a combination of AA and E (AA + E) against eight-hour road transportation stress were investigated in 120 pullets during the hot-dry season. The result obtained showed that handling, loading and transportation induced lymphopenia, neutrophilia, liveweight loss, and mortality, which was alleviated by oral administration of AA, E, and AA + E at doses of 60 mg, 30 mg, and 60 + 30 mg per kg bodyweight, respectively, 30 minutes before being loaded and transported. The meteorological conditions recorded during the study period were higher (P < .05) than the thermoneutral values established for chickens in the zone. In conclusion, the administration of vitamins AA, E, and AA + E, especially AA, ameliorated the risk of adverse effects of handling, loading, transportation, and thermal stress in pullets during the hot-dry season.
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spelling pubmed-36676352013-06-04 Modulating Role of Vitamins C and E against Transport-Induced Stress in Pullets during the Hot-Dry Conditions Minka, N. S. Ayo, J. O. ISRN Vet Sci Research Article The modulating effects of ascorbic acid (AA), vitamin E (E), and a combination of AA and E (AA + E) against eight-hour road transportation stress were investigated in 120 pullets during the hot-dry season. The result obtained showed that handling, loading and transportation induced lymphopenia, neutrophilia, liveweight loss, and mortality, which was alleviated by oral administration of AA, E, and AA + E at doses of 60 mg, 30 mg, and 60 + 30 mg per kg bodyweight, respectively, 30 minutes before being loaded and transported. The meteorological conditions recorded during the study period were higher (P < .05) than the thermoneutral values established for chickens in the zone. In conclusion, the administration of vitamins AA, E, and AA + E, especially AA, ameliorated the risk of adverse effects of handling, loading, transportation, and thermal stress in pullets during the hot-dry season. International Scholarly Research Network 2010-10-28 /pmc/articles/PMC3667635/ /pubmed/23738090 http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2011/497138 Text en Copyright © 2011 N. S. Minka and J. O. Ayo. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_fullStr Modulating Role of Vitamins C and E against Transport-Induced Stress in Pullets during the Hot-Dry Conditions
title_full_unstemmed Modulating Role of Vitamins C and E against Transport-Induced Stress in Pullets during the Hot-Dry Conditions
title_short Modulating Role of Vitamins C and E against Transport-Induced Stress in Pullets during the Hot-Dry Conditions
title_sort modulating role of vitamins c and e against transport-induced stress in pullets during the hot-dry conditions
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3667635/
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