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The Effects of organic Iron source and L-Arginine on blood physiology linked to ascites in broiler chickens
Dissertation (MSc (Agric) Animal Science: Animal Nutrition)--University of Pretoria, 2022.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/89353 The Effects of organic Iron source and L-Arginine on blood physiology linked to ascites in broiler chickens Nkukwana, Thobela T. anatha252@gmail.com Plumstead, Peter Erasmus, Anatha UCTD Ascites prediction Broilers Blood gas Organic minerals Amino acids Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-02 Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-03 Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-12 Dissertation (MSc (Agric) Animal Science: Animal Nutrition)--University of Pretoria, 2022. Commercial broiler breeding programs have greatly focused on increased growth rates, not considering the lack of pulmonary capacity to sustain this demand. Although not all broilers succumb to ascites the syndrome is still present, indicating the different genetic susceptibility to this disorder. Therefore, by focusing on blood parameters to identify the causative factors for ascites syndrome one can potentially enable the prediction of ascites in juvenile broilers. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of supplemental arginine and iron supplementation on broilers in relation to ascites development and alleviation. Arginine and iron respectively have been widely researched, however the interaction of the two was not a focus point. Performance parameters and several blood parameters such as Hb, Hct, SO2, pCO2, pO2, pH and HCO3 were measured. The results from this study showed that iron supplementation did significantly affect blood parameters such as pH, pCO2, HCO3 and TCO2, however only numerical differences were found in Hb and Hct. Nevertheless, the Hb and Hct results still showed a trend towards higher levels in broilers supplemented with organic iron. bs2026 Animal and Wildlife Sciences MSc (Agric) Animal Science: Animal Nutrition Unrestricted SDG-02: Zero hunger SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production 2023-02-09T07:17:39Z 2023-02-09T07:17:39Z 2023 2022 Dissertation * A2023 https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/89353 10.25403/UPresearchdata.22046897 en © 2022 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Ascites prediction Broilers Blood gas Organic minerals Amino acids Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-02 Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-03 Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-12 The Effects of organic Iron source and L-Arginine on blood physiology linked to ascites in broiler chickens |
| title | The Effects of organic Iron source and L-Arginine on blood physiology linked to ascites in broiler chickens |
| title_full | The Effects of organic Iron source and L-Arginine on blood physiology linked to ascites in broiler chickens |
| title_fullStr | The Effects of organic Iron source and L-Arginine on blood physiology linked to ascites in broiler chickens |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effects of organic Iron source and L-Arginine on blood physiology linked to ascites in broiler chickens |
| title_short | The Effects of organic Iron source and L-Arginine on blood physiology linked to ascites in broiler chickens |
| title_sort | effects of organic iron source and l arginine on blood physiology linked to ascites in broiler chickens |
| topic | UCTD Ascites prediction Broilers Blood gas Organic minerals Amino acids Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-02 Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-03 Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-12 |
| url | https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/89353 |