Características de produção e de composição corporal de frangos em relação ao peso de peito avaliada por análise de trilha

O peso do peito possui grande importância econômica na indústria de frangos, podendo estar associado a outras variáveis passíveis de seleção. Estimaram-se correlações fenotípicas entre características de desempenho (peso vivo aos 7, 28 dias e ao abate e profundidade de músculo peitoral por ultra-sonografia), carcaça (peso eviscerado e de pernas) e composição corporal (peso do coração, do fígado e da gordura abdominal), em uma linhagem de frangos, e quantificou-se a influência direta e indireta destas variáveis sobre o peso do peito. Para tanto, utilizou-se a análise de trilha, desdobrando-se a matriz de correlações parciais em coeficientes que forneceram a influência direta de uma variável sobre a outra, independentemente das demais. A manutenção das variáveis peso vivo ao abate e peso eviscerado na matriz de correlações pode ser prejudicial à análise estatística que envolve os sistemas de equações normais, como a análise de trilha, devido à multicolinearidade observada. O peso vivo ao abate e a profundidade do músculo peitoral por ultra-sonografia apresentaram efeitos diretos importantes sobre o peso de peito e foram identificadas como as principais responsáveis pela magnitude dos coeficientes de correlação obtidos. Assim, uma pré-seleção individual para estas características pode favorecer um aumento no peso de peito nesta linhagem, se mantidas as condições ambientais de criação dos frangos, uma vez que o peso vivo ao abate e a profundidade de músculo peitoral por ultra-sonografia afetam fenotipicamente e diretamente o peso de peito.Breast weight has great economic importance in poultry industry, and may be associated with other variables. This work aimed to estimate phenotypic correlations between performance (live body weight at 7 and 28 days, and at slaughter, and depth of the breast muscle measured by ultrasonography), carcass (eviscerated body weight and leg weight) and body composition (heart, liver and abdominal fat weight) traits in a broiler line, and quantify the direct and indirect influence of these traits on breast weight. Path analysis was used by expanding the matrix of partial correlation in coefficients which give the direct influence of one trait on another, regardless the effect of the other traits. The simultaneous maintenance of live body weight at slaughter and eviscerated body weight in the matrix of correlations might be harmful for statistical analysis involving systems of normal equations, like path analysis, due to the observed multicollinearity. The live body weight at slaughter and the depth of the breast muscle as measured by ultrasonography directly affected breast weight and were identified as the most responsible factors for the magnitude of the correlation coefficients obtained between the studied traits and breast weight. Individual pre-selection for these traits could favor an increased breast weight in the future reproducer candidates of this line if the broilers' environmental conditions and housing are maintained, since the live body weight at slaughter and the depth of breast muscle measured by ultrasonography were directly related to breast weight

Efeito da restrição alimentar e do grupo genético sobre a microbiota do trato gastrintestinal, a expressão gênica hepática e a deposição de lipídeos na carcaça de frangos de corte

A hipótese testada neste projeto é que a restrição alimentar altera a composição da microbiota intestinal e a expressão gênica hepática em frangos de corte, e estas alterações podem influenciar a deposição tecidual das aves. Outra hipótese, é que a genética do frango influencia estas variáveis, e pode alterar a sua resposta frente a restrição alimentar. Os objetivos específicos foram analisar a resposta de duas linhagens de frangos de corte (crescimento rápido – Cobb – ou lento – Label Rouge) a dois programas de restrição alimentar (quantitativa ou energética) sobre: 1) o desempenho zootécnico; 2) a deposição tecidual; 3) a microbiota de íleo e ceco; 4) a expressão de genes relacionados ao metabolismo hepático. Para tal, dois experimentos foram conduzidos, sendo que no experimento I foram utilizados 480 frangos de corte, machos, da linhagem comercial Cobb500TM e no experimento II foram utilizados 480 frangos de corte, machos, da linhagem Label Rouge. Até os 21 dias as aves receberam mesma dieta e foram criadas em temperatura termoneutra. Aos 22 dias, oito grupos de 20 aves foram distribuídos dentro de cada um dos três tratamentos experimentais: 1. Controle (ad libitum – 3,176 Mcal/kg de EM e 19% PB); 2. Restrição energética (2,224 Mcal/kg EM e 19% PB) até os 43 dias de idade, com consumo equiparado ao controle; 3. Restrição quantitativa (restrição de 70%, ou seja, as aves restritas ingeriram apenas 30% da quantidade de ração consumida pelo grupo controle – 3,176 Mcal/kg EM e 19% PB) durante 7 dias, seguido de realimentação ad libitum até os 43 dias de idade. A restrição alimentar energética diminuiu o ganho de peso e o peso da carcaça e piorou a conversão alimentar em ambas as linhagens; diminuiu as contagens do grupo Lactobacillus e aumentou as contagens de Enterococcus e Enterobacteriaceae nas aves de crescimento rápido; favoreceu a proliferação de Lactobacillus, e diminuiu as populações de Enterococcus e Enterobacteriaceae nos cecos dos frangos de crescimento lento; induziu a expressão gênica das enzimas ACACA e FASN nas aves de crescimento lento e da enzima CPT1-A nas aves de crescimento rápido; e reduziu a massa de gordura corporal nas aves de crescimento rápido. Durante a semana de restrição alimentar quantitativa, não foi verificado ganho de peso em ambas as linhagens. A restrição levou a: diminuição das contagens do grupo Lactobacillus e aumento de Enterococcus e Enterobacteriaceae nas aves de crescimento rápido; indução da expressão gênica de ACACA, FASN e SREBP- 1 e repressão da expressão de CPT1-A nas duas linhagens. No período de realimentação, foi observado comportamento hiperfágico, melhor ganho de peso e melhor conversão alimentar nas aves restritas. O ganho compensatório não foi suficiente para alcançar o mesmo peso vivo. Nos frangos de crescimento rápido, a deposição tecidual foi semelhante ao controle, porém nas aves de crescimento lento ocorreu maior deposição de gordura e menor deposição de proteína corporal nas aves restritas. Em conclusão, apesar da resposta das variáveis ganho de peso e conversão alimentar aos programas de restrição alimentar ter sido semelhante nos dois grupos genéticos, a composição e a estabilidade da microbiota intestinal de frangos de corte foram dependentes da linhagem. Adicionalmente, encontramos evidências sobre a relação entre expressão de genes lipogênicos hepáticos e a deposição de lipídeos na carcaça de frangos de corte, além de demonstrar modificações no padrão de deposição tecidual em função da velocidade de crescimento da linhagem.The hypothesis of this project is that feed restriction alters the composition of gut microbiota and hepatic gene expression in broilers, and these changes can influence the tissue deposition of birds. The second hypothesis is that the broiler genetics influence on these variables, and can change the response in front of feed restriction. The specific objectives were investigated the response of broilers (fast – Cobb – or slow-growing – Label Rouge – strains), in front of two feed restriction programs (energetic or quantitative), on: 1) growth performance; 2) tissue deposition; 3) ileal and cecal microbiota; 4) expression of genes related to hepatic metabolism. For this, two experiments were conducted. In the experiment I, were used 480 male Cobb500TM broilers, and in the experiment II, were used 480 male Label Rouge broilers. Up to 21 days of age, the birds received the same diet and were created in thermoneutral temperature. At 22 days of age, birds were divided into 3 experimental treatments (8 replicates of 20 birds): T1. Control (ad libitum – 3.176 Mcal/kg ME and 19% CP); T2. Energetic restriction (2.224 Mcal/kg ME and 19% CP) up to 42 days with consumption equivalent to control; T3. Quantitative restriction (70% restriction, i. e., restricted broilers ingested only 30% of the quantity consumed by the control group – 3.176 Mcal/kg ME and 19% CP) for 7 days, followed by refeeding ad libitum until 42 days. Energetic restriction reduces body weight gain and carcass weight and increased feed conversion ratio in both strains; reduced the Lactobacillus and increased the Enterococcus and Enterobacteriaceae copies in fast-growing broilers; promoted the Lactobacillus proliferation and reduced Enterococcus and Enterobacteriaceae populations in ceca of slow-growing broilers; induced the gene expression of ACACA and FASN in slow-growing, and CPT1-A in fast-growing broilers; and reduced the fat mass in fast-growing broilers. During the quantitative feed restriction period, was not verified body weight gain, independently of strain. The restriction leads to: reduction in Lactobacillus and increase in Enterococcus and Enterobacteriaceae copies in fast-growing broilers; induction of ACACA, FASN and SREBP-1 and reduction in CPT1-A gene expression in both strains. During the refeeding period, was observed hyperphagic behavior, better body weight gain and lower feed conversion ratio in restricted birds. The compensatory growth was not sufficient to achieve the same 42d body weight than the control treatment. For slowgrowing broilers, there was greater fat deposition and lower protein deposition after refeeding, whereas for fast-growing broilers, no difference between control and restricted birds were found. In conclusion, although the body weight gain and feed conversion ratio response of two genetic groups in front of feed restriction programs is similar, the composition and stability of the intestinal microbiota are strongly dependent on host. Additionally, the present data provide evidence on the relationship between hepatic lipogenic gene expression and lipids deposition in broilers carcass, and demonstrated that changes in the tissue deposition is directly related to growth rate in broilers.Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP

Empirical models to predict feed intake of growing-finishing pigs reared under high environmental temperatures

Several empirical models were proposed to predict feed intake (FI) of growingfinishing pigs reared under high environmental temperatures. However, these models have not been evaluated under conditions different from those in which they were developed. Twelve empirical models were evaluated using a database built after systematic literature review (observed data: 28 studies in which the FI was evaluated in pigs under high environmental temperatures). Model accuracy was assessed using the mean squared of prediction error (MSPE). Analyses were performed considering two scenarios: (1) general population, where all observed data were used in the simulation; (2) reference population, where data were filtered in order to simulate only scenarios with environment (temperature range) and animals (body weight and sex) similar to that used in the model development. Six models estimated FI values similar (p > 0.05) to those observed in the general population, while four models produced estimates similar to the observed values in the reference populations. Most models were more accurate when they were simulated using the reference population than when the simulation considered the general database. Moving the simulation from the general database to the reference population reduced up to 98 % of the MSPE, depending on the equation. Empirical models allow to accurately predict FI of growing-finishing pigs exposed to high environmental temperatures, especially in scenarios similar to the ones used for model development. Thus, population characteristics (body weight and sex) and environment (temperature range) must be considered in the model assessment

Empirical models to predict feed intake of growing-finishing pigs reared under high environmental temperatures

ABSTRACT Several empirical models were proposed to predict feed intake (FI) of growingfinishing pigs reared under high environmental temperatures. However, these models have not been evaluated under conditions different from those in which they were developed. Twelve empirical models were evaluated using a database built after systematic literature review (observed data: 28 studies in which the FI was evaluated in pigs under high environmental temperatures). Model accuracy was assessed using the mean squared of prediction error (MSPE). Analyses were performed considering two scenarios: (1) general population, where all observed data were used in the simulation; (2) reference population, where data were filtered in order to simulate only scenarios with environment (temperature range) and animals (body weight and sex) similar to that used in the model development. Six models estimated FI values similar (p >; 0.05) to those observed in the general population, while four models produced estimates similar to the observed values in the reference populations. Most models were more accurate when they were simulated using the reference population than when the simulation considered the general database. Moving the simulation from the general database to the reference population reduced up to 98 % of the MSPE, depending on the equation. Empirical models allow to accurately predict FI of growing-finishing pigs exposed to high environmental temperatures, especially in scenarios similar to the ones used for model development. Thus, population characteristics (body weight and sex) and environment (temperature range) must be considered in the model assessment

Empirical models to predict feed intake of growing-finishing pigs reared under high environmental temperatures

Several empirical models were proposed to predict feed intake (FI) of growingfinishing pigs reared under high environmental temperatures. However, these models have not been evaluated under conditions different from those in which they were developed. Twelve empirical models were evaluated using a database built after systematic literature review (observed data: 28 studies in which the FI was evaluated in pigs under high environmental temperatures). Model accuracy was assessed using the mean squared of prediction error (MSPE). Analyses were performed considering two scenarios: (1) general population, where all observed data were used in the simulation; (2) reference population, where data were filtered in order to simulate only scenarios with environment (temperature range) and animals (body weight and sex) similar to that used in the model development. Six models estimated FI values similar (p > 0.05) to those observed in the general population, while four models produced estimates similar to the observed values in the reference populations. Most models were more accurate when they were simulated using the reference population than when the simulation considered the general database. Moving the simulation from the general database to the reference population reduced up to 98 % of the MSPE, depending on the equation. Empirical models allow to accurately predict FI of growing-finishing pigs exposed to high environmental temperatures, especially in scenarios similar to the ones used for model development. Thus, population characteristics (body weight and sex) and environment (temperature range) must be considered in the model assessment

Empirical models to predict feed intake of growing-finishing pigs reared under high environmental temperatures

ABSTRACT Several empirical models were proposed to predict feed intake (FI) of growingfinishing pigs reared under high environmental temperatures. However, these models have not been evaluated under conditions different from those in which they were developed. Twelve empirical models were evaluated using a database built after systematic literature review (observed data: 28 studies in which the FI was evaluated in pigs under high environmental temperatures). Model accuracy was assessed using the mean squared of prediction error (MSPE). Analyses were performed considering two scenarios: (1) general population, where all observed data were used in the simulation; (2) reference population, where data were filtered in order to simulate only scenarios with environment (temperature range) and animals (body weight and sex) similar to that used in the model development. Six models estimated FI values similar (p > 0.05) to those observed in the general population, while four models produced estimates similar to the observed values in the reference populations. Most models were more accurate when they were simulated using the reference population than when the simulation considered the general database. Moving the simulation from the general database to the reference population reduced up to 98 % of the MSPE, depending on the equation. Empirical models allow to accurately predict FI of growing-finishing pigs exposed to high environmental temperatures, especially in scenarios similar to the ones used for model development. Thus, population characteristics (body weight and sex) and environment (temperature range) must be considered in the model assessment

Effects of glutamine on performance and intestinal mucosa morphometry of broiler chickens vaccinated against coccidiosis

This study aimed to assess the effects of glutamine as feed additive on performance and intestinal mucosa morphometry of broiler chickens vaccinated against coccidiosis. A total of 400 day-old male chicks were randomly assigned to four treatments (NVNG – no vaccination, no glutamine supplementation; NVG – no vaccination, glutamine supplementation (10 g kg−1); VNG – vaccination, no glutamine supplementation; VG – vaccination, glutamine supplementation) replicated four times with 25 birds per replicate. A commercial sprayed-on vaccine against coccidiosis containing Eimeria acervulina, E. maxima, E. mivati, and E. tenella was administered at the hatchery. Broiler performance was evaluated from 1-28 days, and morphometric parameters were analyzed at 14, 21, and 28 days of age. Body weight gain and feed intake were negatively affected by vaccination, but not by glutamine. Vaccination increased crypt depth in the duodenum and jejunum at 21 and 28 days. In conclusion, this study showed that glutamine was not able to increase weight gain of broiler chickens, irrespective of whether the animals were vaccinated or not against coccidiosis. Glutamine supplementation was able to improve feed conversion in vaccinated birds suggesting trophic effect on intestinal epithelium improving