TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effects of Maternal Dietary Treatment with Dehydroepiandrosterone on Lipid Metabolism Parameters in Offspring Broilers
AU - Ma, Haitian AU - Zhang, Yuting AU - Chen, Juan AU - Zou, Sixiang 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 11
IS  - 23
SP  - 4332
EP  - 4339
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2012.4332.4339
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.4332.4339
KW  - Lipid metabolism
KW  -Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
KW  -maternal effect
KW  -offspring broilers
KW  -TG
AB  - To explore the effects of maternal dietary treatments with 
  Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) on lipid metabolism this study investigated lipid 
  parameters and related hormones in the offspring broilers. Seventy five female 
  broilers were allocated into 3 groups and they were provided with a commercial 
  diet supplemented with DHEA at 0, 25 or 50 mg kg<SUP>-1</SUP> diet. Eggs were 
  collected after DHEA treatment and incubated at 37.5&deg;C and a relative humidity 
  of 60%. Broiler offspring were fed the same basal diets from 1-42 days. The 
  results showed that the body weight was decreased (p&lt;0.05) at 21 day in all 
  DHEA treatment group while a decrease was observed with 25 mg kg<SUP>-1</SUP> 
  DHEA treatment in male offspring broilers at 42 day (p&lt;0.05). The daily gain 
  and feed/gain were decreased with DHEA treatment during 1-3 weeks in offspring 
  broilers (p&lt;0.05). The Percent of Liver (PL) and Percent of Abdominal Fat 
  (PAF) were decreased (p&lt;0.05) in male offspring broilers in all DHEA treatment 
  groups and the Percent of Thigh Muscle (PTM) and Percent of Breast Muscle (PBM) 
  were increased in male offspring broilers with 50 mg kg<SUP>-1</SUP> DHEA treatment. 
  The content of hepatic Triglycerides (TG) was decreased with 50 mg kg<SUP>-1</SUP> 
  DHEA in male offspring broilers while the level of serum TG was increased (p&lt;0.05). 
  The concentration of Non-Esterified Fatty Acid (NEFA) was higher with 25 mg 
  kg<SUP>-1</SUP> DHEA treatment in both male and female offspring broilers as 
  compared to the control group (p&lt;0.05). An increase in serum Triiodothyronine 
  (T3) and a decrease in serum Thyroxin (T4) were observed in all experimental 
  groups with supplement maternal DHEA (p&lt;0.05), except in female offspring 
  broilers from 50 mg kg<SUP>-1</SUP> DHEA maternal-fed birds. Also, 25 mg kg<SUP>-1</SUP> 
  DHEA supplement enhanced the serum Glucagon (GLU) concentration in male offspring 
  broilers and 50 mg kg<SUP>-1</SUP> DHEA could increased the leptin level in 
  female offspring broilers. Overall, the results of this study indicated that 
  maternal Dietary DHEA would be beneficial in decreasing abdominal lipid deposition 
  in offspring broilers.
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