Effect of in Ovo Injection of MyoPro Gene on Growth Parameter in Fayoumi Chicken | ||
| Benha Veterinary Medical Journal | ||
| Article 17, Volume 33, Issue 2, December 2017, Pages 137-148 PDF (605.73 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/bvmj.2017.30015 | ||
| Authors | ||
| M. M. Abdel-Gawad1; M. E. Azab1; R. S. Ismail1; A. A. Nafeaa1; M. E. A. El-Magd2 | ||
| 1Physiology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Egypt | ||
| 2AnatomyDepartment, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University. Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The current study aimed at evaluation the effects of in ovo injection of the myostatin inhibitor, myostatin pro-peptide (MyoPro) gene on growth performance of Fayoumi chicken. A total number of 200 Fayoumi fertilized pure breed eggs were obtained from EL-Tkamoly poultry project - EL-Azab – Fayoum. Eggs were divided into two equal groups. Group 1(control group, n=100) was injected with saline, and group 2 (treated group, n=100) injected with Myo-pro gene. Growth parameters were recorded (body weight, body weight gain, feed consumption per group was measured for calculating feed conversion ratio). The obtained results revealed that injection of myo-pro to Fayoumi eggs resulted in highly significant increase in body weight and weight gain during all experimental period when compared with control group. Feed conversion ratio of Myo-pro injected group was significantly lower than control group. However, food intake showed no significant change between the two groups. From the obtained results, injection of Myo-Pro gene causing marked increase in body weight gain and improvement in feed conversion ratio without change in food intake in fayoumi chicken. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Fayoumi chicken; in Ovo-adminstration; MyoPro; body weight | ||
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