Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/4325
Title: Chicken interleukin-6 as a productivity enhancer in broiler chickens
Contributor(s): Koch, Mary Anne (author); Kocher, Andreas (author); Lowenthal, J W (author); Choct, Mingan  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2004
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/4325
Abstract: Concerns regarding antibiotic resistance have prompted authorities to review their use in livestock industries in Australia (JETACAR, 1999). Since the prohibition of in-feed antibiotics by the European Union in 1999, alternative therapies have been sought to ensure that the current productivity of the world chicken meat industry is maintained. This study investigated the immuno-stimulatory effects of chicken interleukin-6 (ChIL-6) after it was injected into broilers. Day-old male broiler chicks (Cobb) were divided into three groups of 25 birds each. Control birds received a 1 mL injection of sterile phosphate buffer solution (PBS) immediately post-hatch, intra-abdominally. Treatment group I (ChIL-6 Day 0) received a 1 mL intra-abdominal injection of ChIL-6 (440flg/ml in PBS). Treatment 2 (ChIL6 Day 2) received the same treatment, but 48 hours later. After 35 days, blood was collected, and the birds were euthanased by cervical dislocation. The spleen and Bursa of Fabricus were removed and weighed... Peripheral blood lymphocytes were measured in vitro for their ability to proliferate and to secrete ChIL-6 in response to mitogenic stimulation...
Publication Type: Conference Publication
Conference Details: APSS 2004: 16th Annual Australian Poultry Science Symposium, Sydney, Australia, 9 - 11 February, 2004
Source of Publication: Proceedings of the Australian Poultry Science Symposium, v.16, p. 76-76
Publisher: University of Sydney
Place of Publication: Sydney, Australia
ISSN: 1034-3466
1034-6260
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 070204 Animal Nutrition
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 830309 Poultry
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication
Publisher/associated links: http://www.vetsci.usyd.edu.au/apss/documents/2004/APSS2004-koch-p76.pdf
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/6382329?selectedversion=NBD7527026
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