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Comparison of corticosterone, cortisol, triglycerides, aspartateaminotransferase and uric acid plasma concentrations during a foie gras production period in male mule ducks (Anas platyrhynchos X Cairina moschata)
Flament, Aline; Delleur, Valéry; Poulipoulis, Anastassios et al.
2012In British Poultry Science, 53 (4), p. 408-414
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Keywords :
welfare; ducks; foie gras
Abstract :
[en] 1 Corticosterone, cortisol, triglycerides, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and uric acid (UA) plasma concentration were measured at 8 and 12 weeks of age, at slaughtering and 45 min after an adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) stimulation test (8 weeks of age) in twelve male mule ducks. 2 No significant increase of corticosterone was found during the force feeding period. 3 Comparison of corticosterone and cortisol levels indicates that cortisol can be considered as a reliable acute stress indicator in future routine examinations. 4 Triglycerides and AST plasma concentrations progressively increased from pre-force feeding period to slaughtering. 5 UA plasma concentrations also increased from the start at 8 weeks of age to mid-force feeding time but no difference was noticed between mid-force feeding period and slaughtering.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Flament, Aline
Delleur, Valéry ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés > Département clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés
Poulipoulis, Anastassios ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Services administratifs généraux > Protection et hygiène du travail (SUPHT)
Marlier, Didier  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés > Médecine des oiseaux, des lagomorphes et des rongeurs
Language :
English
Title :
Comparison of corticosterone, cortisol, triglycerides, aspartateaminotransferase and uric acid plasma concentrations during a foie gras production period in male mule ducks (Anas platyrhynchos X Cairina moschata)
Publication date :
August 2012
Journal title :
British Poultry Science
ISSN :
0007-1668
eISSN :
1466-1799
Publisher :
Carfax Publishing Company, Abingdon, United Kingdom
Volume :
53
Issue :
4
Pages :
408-414
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Name of the research project :
Encadrement de la production de foie gras et suivi sanitaire des filières wallonnes de volaille et lapins en Région wallonne
Funders :
grant from B. Lutgen, the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Life, Environment and Tourism for the Walloon Region, Belgium.
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