The role played by adrenergic system in water intake, especially food intake, has long been known in mammals. In avian species, there have been many experiments exploring the effects of the adrenergic system in different sites in the central nervous system in meat- and egg-type poultry. This study was designed to examine the possible effects of intralateral hypothalamic area (ILHy) microinjections of a beta-adrenergic agonist, isoproterenol, and a beta-adrenoceptor blocker, propranolol, on food and water intake in 3-h food-deprived and 3-h water-deprived broiler cockerels. Our findings suggest that the beta-adrenergic system directly affects food especially water intake in broilers. Although isoproterenol significantly (P < or = 0.05) decreased food intake for the first 15 min, it reduced food intake during the experiment. Isoproterenol reduced water intake significantly (P < or = 0.05), which was abolished by pretreatment with propranolol. It is proposed that beta-adrenoceptors in LHy play a direct and indirect role in the regulation of food especially water intake in broiler cockerels.
In this study the seasonal variations of milk compositions and fatty acids profile with emphasis on Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and vaccinic acid (VA) concentrations of buffalo’ s Milk in North of Iran was investigating. In each season (2006)we had 30 samples (10 samples for each month ) of milk from bulk milk and sent them to laboratory for determination of It’s Compositions .Then fatty acids profile of milk fat was determined by Gas Chromatograph. The mean of Data from 120 samples for 4 seasons of year (2006) were compared using Duncan’s Multiple Range Test with an alpha of 5% and the results show that: The range of total solids (TS) in milk samples were 16.15 – 18.93 percent so that high percent of TS was in April to July. There was no significant difference in amount of lactose in each of the seasons and it, S range was 4.93 –5.12 percent. The range of milk protein was 3.60 – 3.88 percent, there was significant difference between seasons so that the high content of protein was in April to July and the low content of it was in December to March. There was significant difference in content of milk fat in samples of various season .It was 6.78 – 9.25 percent, so that the high percent of milk fat was in December to June. The content of Unsaturated fatty acids was 50.50 to 58.23 percent of total milk fat .The content of Unsaturated fatty acids (C14 – C18) were higher in Spring season .These Data show That season of Year can influence on milk compositions and fatty acids profile of milk via the type and quality of forages that buffalos use it in grazing or feeding, the amount and kind of supplementation of used diet
Sustainable production and the increasing number of embryonated hatching eggs are critical aspects of the poultry production industry. The present paper aims to appraise the effectiveness of royal jelly (RJ) on the semen characteristics of Native Mazandaran roosters in both liquid and frozen storage conditions. Semen collected from 10 sexually mature roosters and following dilution was supplemented with RJ at 0.0 (control), 5 (RJ5), 10 (RJ10), 20 (RJ20) and 40 (RJ 40) mg/ml. After cooling and freezing‐thawing, the percentage of forward progressive motility, viability, abnormality, hypo‐osmotic swelling test (HOST) and the mRNA abundance of antioxidant enzymes of spermatozoa were measured. Our results revealed that the addition of 5 mg/ml RJ to the semen extender significantly increased (p < .05) the percentages of forward progressive motility, viability and HOST during liquid and frozen storage. The abnormality of spermatozoa in the RJ5 group was significantly lower compared to the other groups. During liquid storage, a significant decrease in forward progressive motility was found after 48 hr in comparison with 24 hr at 4°C. High levels of RJ (from 10 to 40 mg/ml) were severely decreased the characteristics of rooster spermatozoa in comparison with RJ5 and the control group. The inclusion of RJ at 5 mg/ml to the semen extender enhanced the mRNA transcript of antioxidant enzymes of spermatozoa during liquid preservation. The mRNA abundance of antioxidant enzymes did not influence by cryostorage. Overall, these data suggest that supplementation of RJ at 5 mg/ml to the extender improved semen characteristics and redox status of rooster spermatozoa.
Background: The nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) peptide is the endogenous ligand for the N/OFQ peptide (NOP) receptor. Beta adrenergic receptors and N/OFQ are involved in the regulation of food intake through central and peripheral mechanisms.
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