British Poultry SciencePub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-05-31DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2024.2357671
I Grasseau, I Couty, I Grimaud-Jottreau, A Vitorino Carvalho
{"title":"Glycerol is not suitable for the cryopreservation of quail semen.","authors":"I Grasseau, I Couty, I Grimaud-Jottreau, A Vitorino Carvalho","doi":"10.1080/00071668.2024.2357671","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00071668.2024.2357671","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>1. This study investigated the potential use of glycerol as a cryoprotectant for quail sperm cells. Its role in maintaining sperm fertilising ability <i>in vivo</i> and <i>in vitro</i> quality parameters, such as motility, was assessed.2. The data showed that the presence of glycerol in semen samples was associated with infertility, which suggested that removal prior to insemination is mandatory. Removal through serial dilution centrifugation was associated with fewer than 5% of motile sperm cells and resulted in no fertility.3. In conclusion, glycerol alone is not suitable for quail semen cryopreservation, and other approaches need to be investigated to develop cryobanking programmes for this species.</p>","PeriodicalId":9322,"journal":{"name":"British Poultry Science","volume":" ","pages":"625-630"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141179070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
British Poultry SciencePub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-06-03DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2024.2360004
X Shen, J Liao, S Yu, P Feng, G Wang
{"title":"Novel circular RNA <i>Sestrin</i>1 promotes chicken myoblast proliferation and differentiation via circSesn1/miR-16-5p/SESN1 pathway.","authors":"X Shen, J Liao, S Yu, P Feng, G Wang","doi":"10.1080/00071668.2024.2360004","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00071668.2024.2360004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>1. The development of chicken skeletal muscle is directly relevant to poultry husbandry production. Numerous studies have suggested that circular RNA play pivotal roles in muscle development. However, the functions and mechanisms of most circRNA in chicken myogenesis remain largely unknown.2. This study identified a novel circSESN1 based on existing sequencing data and examined its authenticity and subcellular localisation by enzyme digestion and RNA fluorescence in situ hybridisation. Additionally, there was a positive correlation between the expression levels of circSESN1 and the developmental stage of chicken muscle.3. Mechanistically, knockdown or overexpression of circSESN1 was performed in primary myoblasts to validate its function. The interactions between circSESN1, miR-16-5p, and the target gene <i>sestrin</i> 1 (<i>SESN</i>1) were investigated using bioinformatics analysis and a dual fluorescein reporter system. Real-time qPCR, a cell proliferation assay, and immunofluorescence staining techniques were used to investigate the promotion effect of circSESN1 on myoblast proliferation and differentiation by miR-16-5p/<i>SESN</i>1 pathway.4. The results demonstrated that the newly identified chicken circSESN1 directly sponges gga-miR-16-5p to regulate <i>SESN</i>1 gene expression, promoting myoblast proliferation and differentiation.</p>","PeriodicalId":9322,"journal":{"name":"British Poultry Science","volume":" ","pages":"513-522"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141198629","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
British Poultry SciencePub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-07-12DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2024.2359988
M I Aksu, H Arslan
{"title":"Properties of encapsulated raspberry powder and its efficacy for improving the pH, colour quality and shelf life of modified atmosphere packaged chicken nuggets.","authors":"M I Aksu, H Arslan","doi":"10.1080/00071668.2024.2359988","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00071668.2024.2359988","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>1. Recent research has shown that encapsulated raspberry powder (RP) is a natural colourant for foodstuffs. However, no research has been conducted on its use in chicken nuggets. In addition, the effect of RP on products with and without phosphate addition is unknown. This study assessed the effects of RP (control, 0.5%, 1.0%) and phosphate (0.0%, 0.3%) on the pH and colour quality properties of nuggets.2. In the production of RP, red raspberry (<i>Rubus ideaus</i> L.) juices were encapsulated using maltodextrin in a spray-dryer. Antioxidant activity, total anthocyanin, total phenolics, colour, moisture and pH analyses of the RP were performed.3. Nuggets were packaged in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP; 40%CO<sub>2</sub> + 60%N<sub>2</sub>) and were stored at 2.0 ± 0.5°C for 120 d. The pH and external and internal surface colour (L*, a*, b*, C* and h) values were measured on d 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 105 and 120 of storage.4. The addition of phosphate increased the pH in the samples, while these decreased with the addition of RP (<i>p</i> < 0.05). During storage, the highest pH were seen in the phosphate samples and the lowest in the nuggets with 1.0% RP addition (<i>p</i> < 0.05).5. With the addition of phosphate, the external surface a* value of nuggets increased (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Depending on the level of RP added to the nuggets, the external surface L* value decreased and a* and b* values increased (<i>p</i> < 0.05). After d 30 of storage, the a* value increased in the samples with RP addition and this increase was higher in the with phosphate nuggets (<i>p</i> < 0.05).6. The internal surface a* value increased with the addition of RP during nugget production (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The increase in a* value was greater in samples with added phosphate (<i>p</i> < 0.05). During storage, the highest a* values were seen in nuggets treated with phosphate + 0.1% RP (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The addition of RP to chicken nugget emulsion improved redness, colour stability and shelf life.</p>","PeriodicalId":9322,"journal":{"name":"British Poultry Science","volume":" ","pages":"559-573"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141589710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
British Poultry SciencePub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-05-29DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2024.2357659
F Hervo, M-P Létourneau-Montminy, B Méda, A Narcy
{"title":"Effect of limestone particle size and microbial phytase on phosphorus and calcium digestion kinetics along the gastrointestinal tract in laying hens.","authors":"F Hervo, M-P Létourneau-Montminy, B Méda, A Narcy","doi":"10.1080/00071668.2024.2357659","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00071668.2024.2357659","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>1. This study assessed the effect of limestone particle size and microbial phytase incorporation on the fate of phosphorus (P) and calcium (Ca) along the gastrointestinal tract in 72 laying hens.2. Four experimental diets were formulated according to a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement to evaluate the effect of two coarse limestone (CL) inclusion. This included a mix (MIX) of 75% CL (2 - 4 mm) and 25% fine particles (FL, <0.5 mm) or 100% FL, in two different basal diets formulated without (MIX0 and FL0) or with 300 FTU of microbial phytase/kg (MIX300 and FL300).3. Contents of the crop, gizzard, duodenum, jejunum and ileum were collected to determine the mean retention time (MRT) of dry matter (DM), the recovery rate of Ca and P in each segment of the gastrointestinal tract and the apparent fractional digestibility coefficient (AD) of Ca and P in each intestinal segment.4. In hens fed FL, microbial phytase decreased the MRT of DM along the intestine (<i>p</i> < 0.05). In the crop and the gizzard, Ca recovery increased with MIX incorporation to a greater extent in hens fed without microbial phytase (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The mixed particle size incorporation decreased absorption kinetics of Ca in hens fed microbial phytase. The AD of P and the absorption kinetics of P were significantly decreased in hens receiving FL300, probably due to complex formation between Ca and phytic acid.5. This study showed that coarse limestone particles incorporation improved mineral utilisation along the digestive tract.</p>","PeriodicalId":9322,"journal":{"name":"British Poultry Science","volume":" ","pages":"605-614"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141160780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S Zheng, Y Tang, W Huang, W Zhang, Y Zhang, M Yang, H Lu, Z Li, Y He, X Qiu, Y Liu, Z Gou, Z Qiu, Y Bin, Z Zhang, H Gao, W Wang, J Peng, Y Huang, Y Liang
{"title":"Supplementing pigeon grit with acidifier improves metabolism and the reproductive performance of breeding pigeons as well as the development of growth performance of squabs.","authors":"S Zheng, Y Tang, W Huang, W Zhang, Y Zhang, M Yang, H Lu, Z Li, Y He, X Qiu, Y Liu, Z Gou, Z Qiu, Y Bin, Z Zhang, H Gao, W Wang, J Peng, Y Huang, Y Liang","doi":"10.1080/00071668.2024.2400692","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00071668.2024.2400692","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>1. This study evaluated the effectiveness of different types of acidifiers on reproductive performance, body weight loss and plasma biochemical indices of breeding pigeons as well as on growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality and plasma biochemical indices of squabs.2. In a 45 d trial, 144 pairs of European white Mimas pigeons were selected and randomly divided into three experimental groups. Three groups of pigeons were fed plain pigeon grit (NC), pigeon grit supplemented with 5% single acidifier (SAG) and pigeon grit supplemented with 5% combined acidifiers (CAG).3. Supplementing with SAG and CAG significantly increased the weight gain in male pigeons from 1-12 d of incubation. However, SAG and CAG had no significant effect on the feed intake of breeding pigeons during incubation, but significantly increased total feed intake of breeding pigeons during the lactation period. Breeder pigeons fed SAG and CAG had significantly higher egg-laying rate at 40 d. In addition, feeding SAG and CAG significantly increased growth rate and slaughter weight of squabs, but SAG reduced the diameter of pectoral muscle fibres. Biochemical indices showed that feeding SAG and CAG improved metabolism and increased the liver function of breeder pigeons and squabs.4. In conclusion, supplementing pigeon grit with acidifiers increased feed intake of breeding pigeons during lactation, protected liver function, enhanced reproductive performance and promoted the growth and development of squabs.</p>","PeriodicalId":9322,"journal":{"name":"British Poultry Science","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142342059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of dietary calcium and microbial phytase on the bioavailability of two sources of zinc in broilers.","authors":"V Khaksar, F Hervo, N Même, A R Monteiro, A Narcy","doi":"10.1080/00071668.2024.2383920","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00071668.2024.2383920","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>1. The objective of this study was to test the effect of microbial phytase and calcium (Ca) levels on the Zn bioavailability depending on the Zn source.2. A total of 144, one-day-old broilers received a diet containing 40 mg Zn/kg for 1 week. They were then assigned to one of the eight experimental treatments during 2 weeks. Diets contained 27 mg native Zn and were formulated according to a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial design with two added Zn sources (23 mg Zn/kg), sulphate (ZnSO<sub>4</sub>) or oxide (ZnO); two dietary Ca levels of either 6 (low) or 10 g/kg (moderate); and two microbial phytase levels, of either 0 or 750 phytase unit/kg.3. Moderate Ca plus phytase improved body weight gain (BWG) and low Ca level without microbial phytase decreased tibia weight (Ca × Phy; <i>p</i> = 0.049). Zinc oxide resulted in a higher tibia development (<i>i.e</i>. tibia weight and length; <i>p</i> < 0.05) and BWG (<i>p</i> = 0.009) and lower FCR (<i>p</i> < 0.001) compared to ZnSO<sub>4</sub>.4. Phytase improved tibia Zn concentration especially in birds given ZnSO<sub>4</sub> compared to ZnO (Zn × Phy; <i>p</i> = 0.049). Moderate Ca diets improved tibial characteristics and Zn deposition compared to low Ca diets (<i>p</i> < 0.05).5. Soluble Zn in the gizzard increased in the presence of phytase (<i>p</i> = 0.011), while higher dietary Ca reduced this in birds receiving ZnO (<i>p</i> = 0.004). In the jejunum, Zn solubility was higher with phytase (<i>p</i> = 0.008).6. Under the conditions of this study, dietary levels of Ca and microbial phytase affect Zn availability in broilers more than the Zn source.</p>","PeriodicalId":9322,"journal":{"name":"British Poultry Science","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142342018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N N Rizzo, A S P Núncio, R Levandowski, C A D Nascimento, K A Borges, T Q Furian, L Ruschel Dos Santos, F Pilotto, L B Rodrigues, V P Nascimento
{"title":"Whole genome analysis of <i>Salmonella</i> Gallinarum strains isolated from a fowl typhoid outbreak in southern Brazil.","authors":"N N Rizzo, A S P Núncio, R Levandowski, C A D Nascimento, K A Borges, T Q Furian, L Ruschel Dos Santos, F Pilotto, L B Rodrigues, V P Nascimento","doi":"10.1080/00071668.2024.2394973","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00071668.2024.2394973","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>1. <i>Salmonella</i> Gallinarum strains isolated from a southern Brazil fowl typhoid outbreak were subjected to phenotypic and genotypic analyses to identify genetic elements that could improve prevention and control strategies.2. Whole-genome sequencing revealed the presence of the <i>aac(6')-Iaa</i> gene, conferring aminoglycoside resistance, along with novel chromosomal point mutations, including the first detection of <i>parE</i> p.S451F in <i>Salmonella</i> Gallinarum.3. Additionally, <i>IncFII(S)</i> plasmid replicons, <i>Salmonella</i> pathogenicity islands and 105 virulence genes associated with cell adhesion, invasion and antimicrobial peptide resistance were identified.4. These findings shed light on the molecular mechanisms of fowl typhoid and provide crucial insights into emerging antimicrobial resistance and virulence factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":9322,"journal":{"name":"British Poultry Science","volume":" ","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142280558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effect of intraperitoneal injection of Glycyrrhizin on central regulation of food intake in broilers injected with LPS.","authors":"A Rahdari, F Hamidi","doi":"10.1080/00071668.2024.2396451","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00071668.2024.2396451","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>1. Poultry farming faces challenges regarding correct hygiene and nutrition. One of the challenges is gram-negative bacteria that stimulate pro-inflammatory reactions through lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and cause disease and anorexia. Liquorice, a medicinal plant containing glycyrrhizin (Glz; a saponin and emulsifier compound) as its main active ingredient, was injected into broilers to investigate any beneficial effects on feed intake in LPS-injected broilers.2. The study involved three experiments using 72 male broiler chickens in each, to examine the impact of Glz on feed intake, especially when challenged with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) by intra-peritoneal (IP) injection to cause inflammation (<i>n</i> = 24). Experiment 1 was conducted to examine the effects of intraperitoneal injection of Glz (12.5, 25 and 50 mg) on feed intake in chickens. In experiment 2, the effects of intracerebroventricular injections of LPS (6.25, 12.5 and 25 ng) were examined. The third experiment investigated the impact of IP injection of Glz on inflammation induced by LPS.3. Injection of Glz significantly increased feed intake in a dose-dependent manner. Whereas LPS significantly reduced the feed intake in feed-deprived chickens (<i>p</i> < 0.05).4. In conclusion, Glz can neutralise the feed intake reduction caused by inflammation in broilers, highlighting its potential role in modulating feed intake in broilers.</p>","PeriodicalId":9322,"journal":{"name":"British Poultry Science","volume":" ","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142153166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B Ma, Y Zheng, S Liu, Y Qiu, X Xing, M Gao, Z Cao, X Luan
{"title":"Effect of goose-derived adiponectin peptide gADP3 on LPS-induced inflammatory injury in goose liver.","authors":"B Ma, Y Zheng, S Liu, Y Qiu, X Xing, M Gao, Z Cao, X Luan","doi":"10.1080/00071668.2024.2393960","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00071668.2024.2393960","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>1. This study evaluated the effects and mechanisms of action of the peptide gADP3 on hepatic inflammatory injury induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS).2. Hepatic inflammatory injury was induced in geese by intraperitoneal injection of LPS and gADP3, and the adiponectin receptor agonist AdipoRon (positive control) was used for potential amelioration. Serum inflammatory factor levels, liver function-related biochemical indicators and oxidative stress-related biochemical parameters in the liver tissues were determined. The expression levels of adiponectin and its receptors, inflammation and oxidative stress-related genes and key signalling molecules involved in adiponectin, inflammation and oxidative stress signalling pathways in liver tissues were detected.3. The peptide gADP3 alleviated inflammatory cell infiltration and hepatic inflammatory changes, reversed the decrease in serum albumin (ALB), total protein (TP), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) content or activity induced by LPS and increased the activity of the antioxidant enzymes CAT (catalase), SOD (superoxide dismutase) and GSH-Px (glutathione peroxidase).4. The peptide gADP3 upregulated the expression of antioxidant enzyme-related genes GCLC, HO-1 and NQO1 in liver tissues, decreased the levels of inflammatory factors like TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, IFN-γ and TGF-β and reduced mRNA expression levels of inflammatory-related genes TNF-α, IL-1β, iNOS and TGF-β. Additionally, it increased the mRNA and protein expression levels of adiponectin and its receptors, as well as key molecules in the adiponectin signalling pathway like AMPK and PPARα. In addition, gADP3 reversed the changes in mRNA or protein expression of inflammatory and oxidative stress signalling pathway-related genes P38MAPK, NF-κBP65, TLR4 and Nrf2 in liver tissues caused by LPS treatment.5. In conclusion, goose-derived adiponectin peptide gADP3, similar to the adiponectin receptor agonist AdipoRon, attenuated LPS-induced hepatic inflammatory injury in geese.</p>","PeriodicalId":9322,"journal":{"name":"British Poultry Science","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142153163","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
X Liu, D Dou, Z Xu, S Wang, C Chen, J Zhou, L Shen, S Wang, H Li, D Zhang, H Zhang
{"title":"Genetic parameter estimation and genetic evaluation of important economic traits in white and yellow broilers.","authors":"X Liu, D Dou, Z Xu, S Wang, C Chen, J Zhou, L Shen, S Wang, H Li, D Zhang, H Zhang","doi":"10.1080/00071668.2024.2394961","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00071668.2024.2394961","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>1. This study calculated descriptive statistics for the production traits of two broiler populations: 1) the Northeast Agricultural University broiler lines divergently selected for abdominal fat content (NEAUHLF white broilers), including fat and lean lines; and 2) the Guangxi yellow broilers. Their genetic parameters were estimated, including (co)variance components, heritability (<i>h</i><sup><i>2</i></sup>) and genetic correlations (r<sub>g</sub>), using the REML method.2. Heritability estimates (<i>h</i><sup><i>2</i></sup>) for NEAUHLF white broilers ranged from 0.07 to 0.61. Traits with high heritability (<i>h</i><sup><i>2</i></sup> >0.3) included body weight at 3, 5 and 7 weeks of age (BW3, BW5, BW7), carcass weight (CW), metatarsal circumference (MeC), liver weight (LW), gizzard weight (GW), spleen weight (SW) and testis weight (TeW), while in Guangxi yellow broilers, heritability estimates ranged from 0.18 to 0.76, with every trait exhibiting high heritability, except for SW (0.18).3. Positive genetic correlations for NEAUHLF were found (r<sub>g</sub> >0.3, ranging from 0.31 to 0.84) between BW7 and metatarsal length (MeL), MeC, body oblique length (BoL), chest angle (ChA), LW, GW, heart weight (HW) and SW. Genetic correlations between abdominal fat weight (AFW) and BW1, BW3, BW5, CW, MeL, keel length (KeL), BoL and LW were positive (r<sub>g</sub> >0.3, ranging from 0.31 to 0.58).4. Among the Guangxi population, BW (125 d of age) showed strong positive genetic correlations with all other traits (r<sub>g</sub> >0.3, ranging from 0.30 to 0.99), while AFW displayed strong positive genetic correlations with leg muscle weight (LeW), CW, BW and thigh diameter (TD) (r<sub>g</sub> >0.3, ranging from 0.44 to 0.51).5. It was concluded that the characteristics of the two populations were different, which means there is a need to use different strategies when performing the breeding work to improve productivity and efficiency in both broiler populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":9322,"journal":{"name":"British Poultry Science","volume":" ","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142153164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}