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In ovo feeding and its effects on performance of newly-hatched chicks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2015

P.C. CARDEAL ,
E.O.L. CALDAS ,
L.J.C. LARA ,
J.S.R. ROCHA ,
N.C. BAIÃO ,
D.P. VAZ  and
N.R. DA SILVA MARTINS
P.C. CARDEAL*
Affiliation:
Dept. Zoothecny,Federal University of Minas Gerais, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
E.O.L. CALDAS
Affiliation:
Dept. Zoothecny,Federal University of Minas Gerais, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
L.J.C. LARA
Affiliation:
Dept. Zoothecny,Federal University of Minas Gerais, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
J.S.R. ROCHA
Affiliation:
Dept. Zoothecny,Federal University of Minas Gerais, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
N.C. BAIÃO
Affiliation:
Dept. Zoothecny,Federal University of Minas Gerais, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
D.P. VAZ
Affiliation:
Dept. Zoothecny,Federal University of Minas Gerais, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
N.R. DA SILVA MARTINS
Affiliation:
Dept. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
*
Corresponding author: cardeal.paula@yahoo.com.br
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Abstract

The broiler chick's gastrointestinal tract undergoes significant morphological and physiological changes during the first days after hatch. These changes occur mostly because birds switch from a diet based on fatty acids from the yolk sac to a diet based on carbohydrates, provided by commercial feeds, often formulated with corn and soya bean meal. In ovo feeding techniques enable the study of the early adaptation of the avian gastrointestinal tract, such as supplementation with carbohydrates during embryonic development. This procedure consists of inoculation into the amniotic fluid through a hole in the egg shell near the air-chamber during late embryonic growth. The hatching process requires large supply of energy to the muscles, and in ovo feeding has the objective of providing extra energy in order to avoid glycogen store reductions, which are needed during the first days after hatch. However, published reports have shown that in ovo manipulation can reduce incubation yield, mostly when applied during the beginning of embryonic development. The best results of in ovo feeding were found when supplementation was with carbohydrates.

Keywords

early feedgastrointestinal tractin ovo manipulationnutrients digestion
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 71 , Issue 4 , December 2015 , pp. 655 - 662
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Copyright © World's Poultry Science Association 2015 

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