Effects of Calcium Lactate on the Development of Chicken Embryos in a Shell-less Culture System up to Day Seventeen of Incubation

Autor: Atsushi Tajima, Yumi Une, Chizuka Obara, Mitsuru Naito, Atsushi Asano, Katsuya Obara, Ikki Mitsui
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: The journal of poultry science. 59(2)
ISSN: 1349-0486
Popis: This study examined the effects of calcium lactate on the development of chicken embryos in a shell-less culture system (cSLCS) up to the seventeenth day of incubation. In the presence of calcium lactate, a significant reduction in embryo viability was observed during the first week of incubation in cSLCS. On day 17 of embryo development, no significant difference was observed in the blood plasma calcium concentration or tibia bone density between cSLCS and intact control embryos, whereas the tibia length was significantly shorter in cSLCS embryos than in the intact control. These results suggest that calcium lactate supplementation in cSLCS supports bone formation in developing chicken embryos, but has adverse effects on the viability of embryos, particularly during the first week of embryo development.
Databáze: OpenAIRE