PLASMA ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE AS A SCREENING TEST FOR LOW ZINC STATUS IN BROILER HYBRID CHICKENS AFFECTED WITH ‘CLUBBED DOWN’ | Zendy

Schuster N. H. | Zendy; Hindmarsh M. | Zendy

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PLASMA ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE AS A SCREENING TEST FOR LOW ZINC STATUS IN BROILER HYBRID CHICKENS AFFECTED WITH ‘CLUBBED DOWN’

Author(s) -

Schuster N. H.,

Hindmarsh M.

Publication year - 1980

Publication title -

australian veterinary journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1751-0813

pISSN - 0005-0423

DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1980.tb02566.x

Subject(s) - alkaline phosphatase , broiler , flock , zinc , zoology , plasma levels , biology , chemistry , biochemistry , endocrinology , enzyme , ecology , organic chemistry

SUMMARY Broiler chickens affected by clubbed down on a number of Victorian farms had low liver zinc concentrations and low plasma alkaline phosphatase activities. The results indicated that the zinc status of affected flocks should be considered in future studies and that measurement of plasma alkaline phosphatase activity may be a useful means of screening large numbers of samples. Nutritional and genetic factors may be involved in the aetiology of clubbed down.

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