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Effect of maternal and post-hatch supplementation of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol on duodenal crypt cell proliferation and local innate immunity of broiler chickens


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dc.contributor.advisorStarkey, Charles
dc.contributor.authorLeiva Murcia, Samuel
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-01T14:56:09Z
dc.date.available2021-12-01T14:56:09Z
dc.date.issued2021-12-01
dc.identifier.urihttps://etd.auburn.edu//handle/10415/8006
dc.description.abstractPreviously published studies have demonstrated that maternal supplementation of the circulating metabolite of vitamin D3 (D3), 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25OHD3) enhances immunocompetence of broiler chick offspring. In post-hatch broiler diets, 25OHD3 supplementation has been shown to affect intestinal morphology and improve immune status of broilers. A randomized complete block design experiment with a 2 × 2 factorial treatment arrangement was conducted to assess effects of combining maternal (MDIET) and post-hatch (PDIET) dietary 25OHD3 inclusion on duodenum (DUO) crypt cell proliferation and local innate immunity of young broiler chickens. All diets were formulated to provide 5,000 IU of vitamin D. Broiler breeder hens were offered 1 of 2 MDIET: 5,000 IU D3 per kg of feed (MCTL) or 2,240 IU of D3 + 2,760 IU of 25OHD3 per kg of feed (M25OHD3) from wk 25 to 41. Male broiler offspring (n = 480) hatched from eggs collected during wk 41 of breeder age were allotted in raised floor pens (4 birds per pen from d 0 to 7 and individually allotted from d 8 to 21). Chicks were fed 1 of 2 PDIET (starter d 0 to 21): 5,000 IU D3 per kg of feed (PCTL) or 2,240 IU D3 + 2,760 IU 25OHD3 (P25OHD3). DUO samples (n = 12 birds per treatment per day) were collected on d 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, and 21 for cryohistological and immunofluorescence analysis to facilitate enumeration of total macrophages, CD80+ macrophages (Pro-inflammatory macrophages), and mitotically active cells (BrdU+) to calculate the proportion of proliferating cells (PPC) per duodenal crypt. Data were analyzed using SAS 9.4 PROC GLIMMIX and least square means were separated at P ≤ 0.05. Bird age impacted crypt PPC with the greatest PPC per duodenal crypt observed on d 3 and 9 (39.30 and 41.11 %, respectively), and the lowest PPC per crypt observed on d 21 (25.32 %; P < 0.0001). Broilers from the M25OHD3:PCTL treatment had a greater PPC (P = 0.002) than birds from the MCTL:PCTL treatment at d 3. A significant interaction between MDIET and PDIET was observed for proliferating macrophages at d 21 (P = 0.029) where birds from the M25OHD3:P25OHD3 treatment had a greater number of proliferating macrophages than the M25OHD3:PCTL treatment. In conclusion, these results indicate that combined MDIET and PDIET 25OHD3 supplementation alter early post-hatch duodenum development and innate immunity parameters.en_US
dc.rightsEMBARGO_GLOBALen_US
dc.subjectPoultry Scienceen_US
dc.titleEffect of maternal and post-hatch supplementation of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol on duodenal crypt cell proliferation and local innate immunity of broiler chickensen_US
dc.typeMaster's Thesisen_US
dc.embargo.lengthMONTHS_WITHHELD:60en_US
dc.embargo.statusEMBARGOEDen_US
dc.embargo.enddate2026-12-01en_US
dc.contributor.committeeStarkey, Jessica
dc.contributor.committeePacheco, Wilmer

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