Metabolic and morphometric analysis of allometric and total liver growth in Post-Hatch chickens.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study examines metabolic and morphometric changes in chicken liver metabolism during the post-hatch growth period (days 4-20). During this period, liver metabolism transitions from using yolk-derived lipids to feed derived carbohydrates and proteins. The period also encompasses distinct growth phases with implications for metabolic impacts on total and allometric (proportional) growth.

Objectives

Identify shifts in metabolites and pathways that occur during the change in nutrients and relate these to patterns of total and allometric liver growth.

Methods

Liver samples were collected every other day between days 4-20 and analyzed using metabolomic and morphometric approaches to relate metabolic changes to growth. Principal component analysis (PCA) and

SUBMITTER: Van Every H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11993442 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature