THE EFFECT OF SOME STRESS FACTORS ON BLOOD LEUCOCYTIC COUNT, GLUCOSE AND CORTICOIDS IN CHICKENS | ||
| Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal | ||
| Article 3, Volume 3, Issue 5, May 1976, Pages 21-34 PDF (3.52 M) | ||
| Document Type: Research article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/avmj.1976.193403 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Sohair Y. Saleh; W. Jaksche | ||
| Med Klinik der Tierartlichn Hochschole in Wien, Vorstand | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The effect of some stress factors on blood corticoids, leucoctyic count, and glucose in chickens has been investigated. 1.--Blood corticoids in chickens of 52 and 58 days of age have been determined by using two different methods depending on com petitive protein binding assay (CPB). 2.-Comparison between these two methods CPB method using SH--B corticosterone and the Cortipac CPB assay using Selenium labelled Cortisol, proved that the last method can be satisfactorily used 3.-Injection of ACTH significantly increased the level od cortic oids, eosinophils and pseudoeosinophils. Variations in total leucocy tic and blood glucose level were not significant. 4.-Under heat stress (40°C) significant increase of blood corticoids and significant decrease in the blood glucose, eosinophils , and pseud oesinophils was evident. Death occured after two hours. 5.-Deprivation of food and water caused significant increase in the blood corticoids after 12 hours. Other variations in the blood parameters were not significant. 6.-Vigorous exercise significantly increased blood corticoids after one hour and blood sugar after two hours. Leucocytes showed no significant change. | ||
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