Effects of Short-term Fasting on Selected Physiological Functions in Adult Male and Female Japanese Quail

Lamošová, D; Malabova, M; Zeman, Michal

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“…Several factors, such as physiological and environmental conditions 31 , diet 32 , water and feed restriction 33 , age 34 and administration of drugs 35 affect the blood parameters of healthy broilers. At day 19 the white blood cell (WBC), heterophil (HET), monocyte (MONO) and eosinophil (EOS) counts were not significantly different for broilers from the different treatment groups (Table 1 ).…”

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Safety assessment of antibiotic and probiotic feed additives for Gallus gallus domesticus

Neveling

Emmenes

Ahire

et al. 2017

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Antibiotics in feed select for resistant strains and is thus a threat to human health. In this study, the effect of a multi-strain probiotic and antibiotics on the growth and health of broilers was studied. Equal numbers of broilers received on a daily basis either a multi-strain probiotic or a combination of sulphadiazine, colistin and trimethoprim, whereas the control group received standard feed. The villi of immature broilers (19 days old) administered antibiotics had a larger surface area and their lymphocyte and basophil counts were higher compared to broilers from the probiotic and control groups. The cecal microbiomes of mature broilers (29 days old) that received probiotics had higher levels of Enterobacteriaceae, but lower numbers of Clostridiales, Brucellaceae, Synergistaceae, Erysipelotrichaceae and Coriobacteriaceae compared to the antibiotic-treated group. A decline in the bioluminescence of Listeria monocytogenes observed for broilers on probiotics suggested that the probiotic may be used to control bacterial infections. No significant differences in total red blood cell, haemoglobin and haematocrit content, and mean values for corpuscular volume, corpuscular haemoglobin and corpuscular haemoglobin numbers were recorded amongst broilers from the different treatment groups. This study provides valuable information on the health and performance of broilers when administered probiotics and antibiotics as additives.

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Safety assessment of antibiotic and probiotic feed additives for Gallus gallus domesticus

Neveling

Emmenes

Ahire

et al. 2017

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“…23 Likewise, fasting leads to increased serum cholesterol concentrations due to cholesterol mobilization from adipose tissue. 46 The observed variation in lipid levels among researchers may be attributed to differences in dietary habits and durations of fasting in different seasons and countries. 47 Concerning the effect of fasting on serum protein and enzyme levels, our results are in accordance with those of Arindkar et al who showed that the total protein content increased and ALP, AST and ALT levels decreased in fasted STZ-induced diabetic mice.…”

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Fasting ameliorates metabolism, immunity, and oxidative stress in carbon tetrachloride-intoxicated rats

Sadek

Saleh

2014

Hum Exp Toxicol

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Background: Fasting has been recently discovered to improve overall health, but its beneficial effects in the presence of hepatic insufficiency have not been proven. Aim: The influence of fasting on the metabolism, immunological aspects, and oxidative stress of 40 male carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-intoxicated Wistar rats was investigated in the present study. Methods: The rats were divided into four groups, including a placebo group, CCl4-intoxicated rats, which were injected subcutaneously with 1.0 ml/kg of CCl4 solution, a fasting group, which was fasted 12 h/day for 30 days, and a fourth group, which was injected with CCl4 and fasted. Results: The metabolism, immunity, and oxidative stress improved in CCl4-intoxicated rats fasted for 12 h/day for 30 days, as evidenced in significant increase ( p < 0.05) in total protein, globulin, immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG levels, and total antioxidant capacity. In contrast, significant decrease ( p < 0.05) in blood glucose, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, alanine aminotransferase, C-reactive protein, and malondialdehyde levels were observed. Compared with CCl4-intoxicated rats, significant differences in the albumin, triacylglycerol, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, very low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, cardiovascular risk factor, calcium and magnesium levels were not detected. Conclusions: The results of the present study showed that fasting improved metabolism, immunity, and oxidative stress in CCl4-intoxicated rats. Thus, fasting during Ramadan is safe for patients with hepatic disorders, as the prophet Mohammed (S) said “Keep the fast, keep your health”.

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“…Also the WBC differential counts obtained for goats in this study were within the range reported by Jain and Jain (1993). Factors influencing the haematological parameters of WAD goats are environmental condition (Vecerek et al, 2002), dietary content (Odunsi et al, 1999), fasting (Lamosova et al, 2004), age (Seiser et al, 2000), administration of drugs (Khan et al, 2001), antiaflatoxin treatment (Oguz et al, 2000) and continuous supplementation of vitamin (Tras et al, 2000).…”

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Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility and Haematological Parameters of West African Dwarf Goats Fed Water Hyacinth Ensiled with Breadfruit

Abegunde¹,

Akinropo²

2020

J. Anim. Vet. Adv.

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Ruminant animal production in the dry season is usually problematic as weight losses are experienced arising from scarcity of forages. Conservation of Water Hyacinth (WH) (Eicchornia crassipes) ensiled with Breadfruit (BF) can help to bridge this gap. This study investigated the feeding value of WH ensiled with different levels of BF (at 0, 10, 20, 30 and 40% of the total silage diet mixture) as feed for West African Dwarf (WAD) goats. Chopped WH (2-3 cm) and BF were mixed together while sawdust was included at a constant level of 10% in all treatments and designated as diets 1-5, respectively. The mixture was ensiled for 28 days. A total of 25 growing WAD goats of both sexes (5-7 months old) weighing between 4.25-5.50 kg were randomly allotted 5 experimental diets. Data on proximate composition, growth, nutrient utilization and haematology were collected and subjected to a one way analysis of variance using the General Linear Model (GLM) procedures of SAS while differences between means were separated using the Duncan's multiple range test of the same package. The proximate composition showed significant (p<0.05) improvement in all parameters as Breadfruit increased in silage diets except for crude protein and ash. Increasing levels of BF in silage diets had a significant (p<0.05) effect on intake. Average daily gain (g/day) for goats were similar in diets 3 (36.36), 4 (39.24) and 5 (37.93) and higher (p<0.05) than those for animals on diet 1 (29.48). The feed conversion ratio for goats on diets 1 and 2 (9.65 and 9.53, respectively) were poorer than those (7.86, 7.55 and 7.81) obtained for goats fed diets 3-5, respectively. Nitrogen intake, faecal nitrogen and nitrogen loss (g/day) were higher (p<0.05) in goats fed diet 1 than in other diets. Haematological parameters improved as BF increased in silage diets. Glucose values (54.76-86.31 mg/dL) increased (p<0.05) across diets while total protein, albumin, urea and creatinine were unaffected by silage diets. Results demonstrated that water hyacinth diets ensiled with Breadfruit have potentials as feed for ruminants with optimum results in silage diets with Breadfruit inclusion levels of 30%.

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Effects of Short-term Fasting on Selected Physiological Functions in Adult Male and Female Japanese Quail

Abstract: L a m o ‰ o v á D. , M. M á ã a j o v á , M. Z e m a n :

Cited by 26 publications

References 27 publications

Safety assessment of antibiotic and probiotic feed additives for Gallus gallus domesticus

Safety assessment of antibiotic and probiotic feed additives for Gallus gallus domesticus

Fasting ameliorates metabolism, immunity, and oxidative stress in carbon tetrachloride-intoxicated rats

Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility and Haematological Parameters of West African Dwarf Goats Fed Water Hyacinth Ensiled with Breadfruit

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