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Zhu R, Li J, Yang J, Sun R, Yu K. In Vivo Prediction of Breast Muscle Weight in Broiler Chickens Using X-ray Images Based on Deep Learning and Machine Learning. Animals (Basel) 2024; 14:628. [PMID: 38396595 PMCID: PMC10886402 DOI: 10.3390/ani14040628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Accurately estimating the breast muscle weight of broilers is important for poultry production. However, existing related methods are plagued by cumbersome processes and limited automation. To address these issues, this study proposed an efficient method for predicting the breast muscle weight of broilers. First, because existing deep learning models struggle to strike a balance between accuracy and memory consumption, this study designed a multistage attention enhancement fusion segmentation network (MAEFNet) to automatically acquire pectoral muscle mask images from X-ray images. MAEFNet employs the pruned MobileNetV3 as the encoder to efficiently capture features and adopts a novel decoder to enhance and fuse the effective features at various stages. Next, the selected shape features were automatically extracted from the mask images. Finally, these features, including live weight, were input to the SVR (Support Vector Regression) model to predict breast muscle weight. MAEFNet achieved the highest intersection over union (96.35%) with the lowest parameter count (1.51 M) compared to the other segmentation models. The SVR model performed best (R2 = 0.8810) compared to the other prediction models in the five-fold cross-validation. The research findings can be applied to broiler production and breeding, reducing measurement costs, and enhancing breeding efficiency.
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- Rui Zhu
- College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; (R.Z.); (J.L.); (J.Y.)
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- College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; (R.Z.); (J.L.); (J.Y.)
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- College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; (R.Z.); (J.L.); (J.Y.)
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- College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China; (R.Z.); (J.L.); (J.Y.)
- Scientific Research Base for Integrated Technologies of Precision Agriculture (Animal Husbandry), The Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Salgado Pardo JI, González Ariza A, Navas González FJ, León Jurado JM, Díaz Ruiz E, Delgado Bermejo JV, Camacho Vallejo ME. Discriminant canonical analysis as a tool for genotype traceability testing based on turkey meat and carcass traits. Front Vet Sci 2024; 11:1326519. [PMID: 38425837 PMCID: PMC10902079 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1326519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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The present study aims to develop a statistical tool for turkey breed traceability testing based on meat and carcass quality characteristics. To this end, a comprehensive meta-analysis was performed, collecting data from a total of 75 studies approaching meat and carcass attributes of 37 turkey strains and landraces since the late 1960s. A total of 22 meat and carcass traits were considered variables, grouped in the following clusters: carcass dressing traits, muscle fiber properties, pH, colorimetry, water-capacity traits, texture-related attributes, and nutritional composition of the meat. Once the multicollinearity analysis allowed the deletion of redundant variables, cold carcass weight, slaughter weight, muscle fiber diameter, sex-female, carcass/piece weight, meat redness, ashes, pH24, meat lightness, moisture, fat, and water-holding capacity showed explanatory properties in the discriminating analysis (p < 0.05). In addition, strong positive and negative correlations were found among those variables studied. Carcass traits were positively associated, particularly slaughter weight and cold carcass weight (+0.561). Among meat physical traits, pH showed positive correlations with drip loss (+0.490) and pH24 (+0.327), and water-holding capacity was positively associated with cholesterol (+0.434) and negatively associated with collagen (-0.398). According to nutritional traits, fat and ash showed a strong correlation (+0.595), and both were negatively associated with moisture (-0.375 and -0.498, respectively). Strong negative correlations were found as well between meat protein and fat (-0.460) and between collagen and cholesterol (-0.654). Finally, the Mahalanobis distance suggested a clustering pattern based on meat and carcass characteristics that report information about interbreeding and variety proximity. This study establishes a departure point in the development of a tool for breed traceability guaranteeing aimed at enhancing distinguished, local breed-based turkey meat.
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
- Agropecuary Provincial Centre, Diputación Provincial de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Agriculture and Ecological Husbandry, Area of Agriculture and Environment, Andalusian Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training (IFAPA), Alameda del Obispo, Córdoba, Spain
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Salgado Pardo JI, Navas González FJ, González Ariza A, León Jurado JM, Galán Luque I, Delgado Bermejo JV, Camacho Vallejo ME. Study of Meat and Carcass Quality-Related Traits in Turkey Populations through Discriminant Canonical Analysis. Foods 2023; 12:3828. [PMID: 37893720 PMCID: PMC10606380 DOI: 10.3390/foods12203828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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The present research aimed to determine the main differences in meat and carcass quality traits among turkey genotypes worldwide and describe the clustering patterns through the use of a discriminant canonical analysis (DCA). To achieve this goal, a comprehensive meta-analysis of 75 documents discussing carcass and meat characteristics in the turkey species was performed. Meat and carcass attributes of nine different turkey populations were collected and grouped in terms of the following clusters: carcass dressing traits, muscle fiber properties, pH, color-related traits, water-retaining characteristics, texture-related traits, and meat chemical composition. The Bayesian ANOVA analysis reported that the majority of variables statistically differed (p < 0.05), and the multicollinearity analysis revealed the absence of redundancy problems among variables (VIF < 5). The DCA reported that cold carcass weight, slaughter weight, sex-male, carcass/piece weight, and the protein and fat composition of meat were the traits explaining variability among different turkey genotypes (Wilks' lambda: 0.488, 0.590, 0.905, 0.906, 0.937, and 0.944, respectively). The combination of traits in the first three dimensions explained 94.93% variability among groups. Mahalanobis distances cladogram-grouped populations following a cluster pattern and suggest its applicability as indicative of a turkey genotype's traceability.
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- José Ignacio Salgado Pardo
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain; (J.I.S.P.); (F.J.N.G.); (I.G.L.); (J.V.D.B.)
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain; (J.I.S.P.); (F.J.N.G.); (I.G.L.); (J.V.D.B.)
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain; (J.I.S.P.); (F.J.N.G.); (I.G.L.); (J.V.D.B.)
- Agropecuary Provincial Centre, Diputación Provincial de Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain;
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain; (J.I.S.P.); (F.J.N.G.); (I.G.L.); (J.V.D.B.)
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain; (J.I.S.P.); (F.J.N.G.); (I.G.L.); (J.V.D.B.)
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Li Z, Zheng J, An B, Ma X, Ying F, Kong F, Wen J, Zhao G. Several models combined with ultrasound techniques to predict breast muscle weight in broilers. Poult Sci 2023; 102:102911. [PMID: 37494808 PMCID: PMC10393806 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.102911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023] Open
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The weight of breast muscle (WBM) is a highly monitored indicator in broiler breeding that can be obtained after slaughtering. Currently, due to the lack of accurate in vivo phenotypes for both genomic and phenotypic selection, genetic gains in WBM fall short of initial expectations. In this study, 1,006 market-age (42 d) broilers from 3 generations over 2 yr were randomly selected, and the breast width (BW), fossil bone length (FBL), breast muscle thickness (BMT), and live weight (LW) were measured exactly in vivo. Eight models, including multiple linear regression (MLR), ridge regression (RR), least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO), and elastic net (EN), were fitted to explore the best regression relationships between breast muscle weight and these indicators. Support vector machine (SVM) methods with both linear kernels and radial kernels were used to fit the models, while 2 decision tree-based machine learning algorithms, random forest (RF), and extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost), were used to establish the prediction model. The predictive effects of different combinations of independent variables were compared, leading to the conclusion that the EN model achieves the best predictive power when all 4 live features are used as inputs and is slightly better than the other models (R2 = 0.7696). This method could be applied in practical production and breeding work, leading to substantial cost savings and enhancements in the breeding process.
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- Zhengda Li
- Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Mile Xinguang Agricultural and Animal Industrials Corporation, Mile, China
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- Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Assessment of effectiveness of synthetic diacylglycerols as emulsifiers in dispersion systems containing interesterified Turkey fat. Eur Food Res Technol 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s00217-018-3079-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Gholami M, Seidavi A, O'Shea CJ, Akter Y, Dadashbeiki M, Bahar B. Feeding regimen of breeder broiler hen influences growth performance of the broiler chickens. Livest Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2017.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Juskiewicz J, Jankowski J, Zielinski H, Zdunczyk Z, Mikulski D, Antoszkiewicz Z, Kosmala M, Zdunczyk P. The Fatty Acid Profile and Oxidative Stability of Meat from Turkeys Fed Diets Enriched with n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Dried Fruit Pomaces as a Source of Polyphenols. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0170074. [PMID: 28076425 PMCID: PMC5226801 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of different dietary fruit pomaces in reducing lipid oxidation in the meat of turkeys fed diets with a high content of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Over a period of 4 weeks before slaughter, turkeys were fed diets with the addition of 5% dried apple, blackcurrant, strawberry and seedless strawberry pomaces (groups AP, BP, SP and SSP, respectively) and 2.5% linseed oil. Pomaces differed in the content (from 5.5 in AP to 43.1 mg/g in SSP) and composition of polyphenols Proanthocyanidins were the main polyphenolic fraction in all pomaces, AP contained flavone glycosides and dihydrochalcones, BP contained anthocyanins, and SP and SSP-ellagitannins. The n-6/n-3 PUFA ratio in all diets was comparable and lower than 2:1. In comparison with groups C and AP, the percentage of n-3 PUFAs in the total fatty acid pool of white meat from the breast muscles of turkeys in groups BP, SP and SSP was significantly higher, proportionally to the higher content of α-linolenic acid in berry pomaces. The fatty acid profile of dark meat from thigh muscles, including the n-6/n-3 PUFA ratio, was similar and lower than 3:1 in all groups. Vitamin A levels in raw breast muscles were higher in group AP than in groups C and BP (P<0.05). The addition of fruit pomaces to turkey diets lowered vitamin E concentrations (P = 0.001) in raw breast muscles relative to group C. Diets supplemented with fruit pomaces significantly lowered the concentration of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) in raw, frozen and cooked meat. Our results indicate that the dietary application of dried fruit pomaces increases the oxidative stability of meat from turkeys fed linseed oil, and strawberry pomace exerted the most desirable effects due to its highest polyphenol content and antioxidant potential.
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- Jerzy Juskiewicz
- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Poultry Science, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Poultry Science, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Food Management, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Institute of Food Technology and Analysis, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland
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- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland
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Tufarelli V, Laudadio V. Feeding of Dehulled-micronized Faba Bean (Vicia faba var. minor) as Substitute for Soybean Meal in Guinea Fowl Broilers: Effect on Productive Performance and Meat Quality. ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES 2015; 28:1471-8. [PMID: 26323403 PMCID: PMC4554855 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.15.0245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Revised: 06/05/2015] [Accepted: 06/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The present study aimed to assess the effect of dietary substitution of soybean meal (SBM) with dehulled-micronized faba bean (Vicia faba var. minor) in guinea fowl broilers on their growth traits, carcass quality, and meat fatty acids composition. In this trial, 120 day-old guinea fowl keets were randomly assigned to two treatments which were fed from hatch to 12 weeks of age. Birds were fed two wheat middlings-based diets comprising of a control treatment which contained SBM (78.3 g/kg) and a test diet containing dehulled-micronized faba bean (130 g/kg) as the main protein source. Substituting SBM with faba bean had no adverse effect on growth traits, dressing percentage, or breast and thigh muscles relative weight of the guinea fowls. Conversely, a decrease (p<0.05) of abdominal fat was found in guinea fowls fed the faba bean-diet. Breast muscle of birds fed faba bean had higher L* score (p<0.05) and water-holding capacity (p<0.05) than the SBM control diet. Meat from guinea fowls fed faba bean had less total lipids (p<0.05) and cholesterol (p<0.01), and higher concentrations of phospholipids (p<0.01). Feeding faba bean increased polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrations in breast meat and decreased the saturated fatty acid levels. Moreover, dietary faba bean improved the atherogenic and thrombogenic indexes in guinea fowl breast meat. Results indicated that substitution of SBM with faba bean meal in guinea fowl diet can improve carcass qualitative traits, enhancing also meat lipid profile without negatively affecting growth performance.
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Matitaputty P, Wijaya C, Bansi H, Laudadio V, Tufarelli V. Influence of duck species and cross-breeding on sensory and quality characteristics of Alabio and Cihateup duck meat. CYTA - JOURNAL OF FOOD 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/19476337.2015.1011239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Jankowski J, Zdunczyk Z, Mikulski D, Naczmanski J, Juskiewicz J, Troszynska A, Slominski BA. Inclusion of flaxseed in turkey diets decreases the n‐6/n‐3 PUFA ratio and increases the proportion of biologically active EPA and DHA without affecting meat quality. EUR J LIPID SCI TECH 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.201400186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jan Jankowski
- Department of Poultry ScienceUniversity of Warmia and MazuryOlsztynPoland
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- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food ResearchPolish Academy of SciencesOlsztynPoland
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- Department of Poultry ScienceUniversity of Warmia and MazuryOlsztynPoland
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- Department of Poultry ScienceUniversity of Warmia and MazuryOlsztynPoland
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- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food ResearchPolish Academy of SciencesOlsztynPoland
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- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food ResearchPolish Academy of SciencesOlsztynPoland
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Jankowski J, Mikulski D, Tatara MR, Krupski W. Effects of increased stocking density and heat stress on growth, performance, carcase characteristics and skeletal properties in turkeys. Vet Rec 2014; 176:21. [PMID: 25371498 DOI: 10.1136/vr.102216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Effects of increased stocking density and heat stress on growth, feed conversion, carcase characteristics and skeletal system properties in turkeys were determined. One-day-old males (n=1674) were divided into two weight-matched groups exposed to different environmental conditions. Controls were reared at a stocking density of 2.8 birds/m(2) and at thermo-neutral temperature (TnT group), while the experimental group was exposed to heat-stress (HSID group) and reared at a stocking density of 3.4 birds/m(2) and ambient temperature increased by 5°C. At 28 days of age, 27 birds from each group were sacrificed, while at 126 days of age, 54 birds from each group were slaughtered. Increased stocking density and ambient temperature during the first four weeks of life increased the body weight (BW) of turkeys and weight, length, volume, vertical internal and horizontal external diameters of the tibia in the HSID group compared with the TnT group (P<0.05). In turkeys older than four weeks, increased stocking density and ambient temperature significantly decreased daily feed intake, final BW and relative weight of drumstick muscle by 4.7 per cent, 4.0 per cent and 3.3 per cent, respectively (P<0.05). The weight, length, volume, vertical and horizontal diameters, cross-sectional area, second moment of inertia, volumetric bone mineral density, maximum elastic strength and ultimate strength of bones were significantly lower in turkeys in the HSID group (P<0.05) at 126 days compared with turkeys in the TnT group at the same age. These results indicate that, up to four weeks of age, turkeys tolerate increased stocking density and heat stress better than birds between 5 and 18 weeks of age.
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- J Jankowski
- Faculty of Animal Bioengineering, Department of Poultry Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, ul. Oczapowskiego 5, Olsztyn 10-719, Poland
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- Faculty of Animal Bioengineering, Department of Poultry Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, ul. Oczapowskiego 5, Olsztyn 10-719, Poland
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Physiology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, ul. Akademicka 12, Lublin 20-950, Poland II Department of Radiology, Medical University in Lublin, ul. Staszica 16, Lublin 20-081, Poland
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- II Department of Radiology, Medical University in Lublin, ul. Staszica 16, Lublin 20-081, Poland
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