The Blood Biochemical Parameters Intervals and Dynamics in Modern Broiler Chickens

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vas.2025.100465" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vas.2025.100465</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vas.2025.100465" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.vas.2025.100465</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The Blood Biochemical Parameters Intervals and Dynamics in Modern Broiler Chickens

Original language description

Blood biochemistry in poultry is an understudied area, requiring the establishment of reference intervals (RIs) to monitor health and metabolism effectively across different life stages. To broaden and complete the spectrum of parameters encountered in animal medicine, we pursued two main objectives: first, to establish the comprehensive spectrum of blood RIs for Ross 308 male chickens, and second, to investigate potential age-specific differences in broilers from the onset of their lives. A total of 228 blood samples from 35-day-old broilers were analysed to determine RIs for key metabolism indicators, including ALT (0.0-0.4 µkat/l), AST (1.4-5.7 µkat/l), GMT (0.2-0.5 µkat/l), ALP (13.3-281.9 µkat/l), LD (14.2-112.6 µkat/l), CK (94.9-925.6 µkat/l), TBili (1.8-7.3 µmol/l), Urea (0.7-2.7 mmol/l), Creat (16.7-37.7 µmol/l), Uric Acid (140.0-594.6 µmol/l), Total protein (24.7-37.1 g/l), Albumin (13.0-21.4 g/l), Globulin (10.3-19.0 g/l), Glucose (5.8-15.1 mmol/l), Cholesterol (2.3-4.1 mmol/l), TG (0.2-1.2 mmol/l). Furthermore, we monitored mineral, nitrogen, fat, and energy metabolism parameters weekly from day 1 to day 35 of chick age to assess biochemical dynamics. Significant age-related variations were found in most parameters, particularly during the first week after hatching (P &lt; 0.05). The only stable indicators throughout the observation were creatinine and potassium (P &gt; 0.05). These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of broiler physiology, enhance the precision of blood testing interpretations, and offer the potential for the early detection of metabolic disorders or diseases.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40301 - Veterinary science

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Veterinary and Animal Science

ISSN

2451-943X

e-ISSN

2451-943X

Volume of the periodical

29

Issue of the periodical within the volume

September

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

17

Pages from-to

100465

UT code for WoS article

001511678000002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105007838832