Effects of Dietary Antibiotics and Uric Acid on the Growth of Chicks

Bare, L. N.; Wiseman, R. F.; Abbott, O. J.

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“…Evidence that this purine can be utilised in vivo by caecal bacteria is provided by feeding uric acid in the diet. Bare et al (1964) observed a significant weight depression after 4 weeks in chicks fed on a diet containing 2% of uric acid from hatching. The effect was nullified by including antibiotics in the food and this was associated with a decrease in the concentrations of uric acid in the small intestine and caeca, presumably due to the enhanced growth of uric acid-decomposing bacteria.…”

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Some observations on the caecal micro‐flora of the chick during the first two weeks of life

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Adams

1975

British Poultry Science

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1. Changes in the caecal flora of chicks aged from approximately 3 h to 14 d were studied. 2. Counts obtained by means of a conventional anaerobic plating method and a method for the stricter anaerobes remained comparable throughout but occasionally it was found that strains of anaerobic bacteria isolated from the predominant flora of 4- to 14-d-old birds could not be grown when tested by the conventional method. 3. During the 14-d period approximately 100% of the organisms isolated on anaerobic plates utilised uric acid up to the third day but the incidence subsequently declined and in one case represented only 4% of the total flora. 4. The predominant uric acid-utilising bacteria were Streptococcus faecalis and Escherichia coli up to 3 d of age and various types of anaerobic bacteria thereafter. 5. None of the isolates showed an absolute requirement for uric acid.

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Some observations on the caecal micro‐flora of the chick during the first two weeks of life

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Adams

1975

British Poultry Science

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“…Better weight gains were obtained from birds fed diets supplemented with DAPM, but uric acid in the diet slightly depressed growth. This result was similar to that of Bare et al (1964), who found that 1% or more uric acid in the diet of chicks caused growth depression. Lee and Blair (1973) Bose and Ghosh (1945) and Baker (1946) showed that dried poultry excreta contained from 4 to 10% uric acid.…”

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Dried poultry waste and non-protein nitrogen for poultry

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The Effects of Drug Treatments on DPIf Utilization 13 Non-protein Nitrogen for Young Chicks Non-protein Nitrogen for Laying Hens The Effects of Drug Treatments on NPN Utilization EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES Studies with Laying Hens Experiment I Objectives General procedure Diets Management and data collection Results Studies with Young Birds General Pre-experimental Management Experiment II Objectives General procedure Diets Management and data collection Results Experiment III Objectives General procedure Diets Management and-lata collection $3 iii Page Results Experiment IV Objectives General procedure Diets Management and data collection 59 Results

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“…Better weight gains were obtained from birds fed diets supplemented with DAPM, but uric acid in the diet slightly depressed growth. This result was similar to that of Bare et al (1964), who found that 1% or more uric acid in the diet of chicks caused growth depression. Lee and Blair (1973) reported that chicks fed a crystalline amino acid diet plus 20.1^ DPM had similar weight gain as did chicks fed the diet plus 12?È glutamic acid and gained more than those fed the diet plus essential amino acids.…”

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Effects of Dietary Antibiotics and Uric Acid on the Growth of Chicks

Cited by 20 publications

References 18 publications

Some observations on the caecal micro‐flora of the chick during the first two weeks of life

Some observations on the caecal micro‐flora of the chick during the first two weeks of life

Dried poultry waste and non-protein nitrogen for poultry

Dried poultry waste and non-protein nitrogen for poultry

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