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Horecka B, Jakubczak A, Ślaska B, Jeżewska-Witkowska G. Raccoon dog ( Nyctereutes procyonoides) phylogeography including the Polish population: local and global aspects. The European Zoological Journal 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/24750263.2022.2070289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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- B. Horecka
- Institute of Biological Basis of Animal Production, Faculty of Animal Science and Bioeconomy, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin
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- Institute of Biological Basis of Animal Production, Faculty of Animal Science and Bioeconomy, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin
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- Institute of Biological Basis of Animal Production, Faculty of Animal Science and Bioeconomy, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin
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- Institute of Biological Basis of Animal Production, Faculty of Animal Science and Bioeconomy, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin
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Tomaszewska E, Dobrowolski P, Muszyński S, Kwiecień M, Kasperek K, Knaga S, Tomczyk-Warunek A, Kowalik S, Jeżewska-Witkowska G, Grela ER. Intestinal mucosa develops in a sex-dependent manner in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) fed Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Br Poult Sci 2019; 59:689-697. [PMID: 30229673 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2018.1523536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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1. The aim of study was to investigate whether the impact of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae on the histological structure of the intestine, innervation of the small intestine wall, and basal biochemical serum parameters in Japanese quail was sex dependent. 2. One-day-old healthy male and female Japanese quail were fed either a basal diet containing no yeast (control group) or the basal diet plus 1.5% (15 g/kg of diet) of yeast (S. cerevisiae inactivated by drying). Samples from the duodenum and jejunum were taken from each bird at the age of 42 days. Blood samples were collected at this age and the concentrations of glucose, total protein, creatinine, uric acid, lipid profile (total cholesterol, low density lipoproteins (LDL), high density lipoproteins (HDL) and triacylglycerols (TG)), alanine aminotransferase (ALAT), aspartate aminotransferase (AspAT), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), amylase (AMY), calcium, phosphorus and iron were determined. 3. Female quail fed diets supplemented with yeast had significantly lower total cholesterol and amylase activity than the control females. The concentration of HDL was higher in the male quail than in the females, irrespective of the treatment. An opposite effect was observed in LDL. The diet treatments influenced the activity of AspAT, which was significantly less in the male quail fed diets with 1.5% yeast. 4. Supplementation with S. cerevisiae increased the myenteron, submucosa and mucosa thickness, villus length and thickness and size of absorptive surface, while the number of villi and enterocytes were decreased in the duodenum in males. Female quail showed an increased absorptive surface in the jejunum. The Meissner (submucosal) plexuses were influenced by the feeding and sex to a greater extent than the Auerbach plexus (in the muscularis propria). 5. The results demonstrated that S. cerevisiae (1.5%) in the diet caused significant positive effects in Japanese quail, exerting an effect on the morphology of the small intestine in a sex-dependent manner.
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- E Tomaszewska
- a Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , University of Life Sciences in Lublin , Lublin , Poland
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- b Department of Comparative Anatomy and Anthropology , Maria Curie-Skłodowska University , Lublin , Poland
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- c Department of Physics, Faculty of Production Engineering , University of Life Sciences in Lublin , Lublin , Poland
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- d Institute of Animal Nutrition and Bromatology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin , Lublin , Poland
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- e Institute of Biological Bases of Animal Production, University of Life Sciences in Lublin , Lublin , Poland
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- e Institute of Biological Bases of Animal Production, University of Life Sciences in Lublin , Lublin , Poland
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- a Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , University of Life Sciences in Lublin , Lublin , Poland
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- a Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , University of Life Sciences in Lublin , Lublin , Poland
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- e Institute of Biological Bases of Animal Production, University of Life Sciences in Lublin , Lublin , Poland
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- d Institute of Animal Nutrition and Bromatology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin , Lublin , Poland
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Kasperek K, Bownik A, Knaga S, Szabelak A, Ślaska B, Kwiecień M, Jeżewska-Witkowska G. Effects of L-carnitine on morphology and cellular parameters of hen erythrocytes. Pol J Vet Sci 2019; 21:811-813. [PMID: 30605289 DOI: 10.24425/pjvs.2018.125592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The aim of our study was to determine the influence of L-carnitine (L-CAR) on the cellular parameters of hen erythrocytes during a 48 hour exposure to L-CAR at concentrations of 25, 50 and 100 µg/mL in nutrient-deficient medium. Cell morphology, haemolysis, caspase 3/7 activity and glucose uptake (GU) were determined. The results showed a lower percentage of apoptotic cells and decreased haemolysis of erythrocytes treated for 48 hours at all the concentrations of L-CAR. The amino acid at 50 µg/mL inhibited the activity of proapoptotic caspase 3/7; however, it increased GU. In contrast, caspase 3/7 level was increased but GU was decreased in erythrocytes treated with 100 µg/mL of L-CAR when compared to the control. It may be hypothesized that reduction of apoptotic changes in hen erythrocytes may result from increased GU.
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- K Kasperek
- Institute of Biological Bases of Animal Production, University of Life Sciences, Akademicka 13, Lublin 20-950 Lublin
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- Institute of Biological Bases of Animal Production, University of Life Sciences, Akademicka 13, Lublin 20-950 Lublin
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- Institute of Biological Bases of Animal Production, University of Life Sciences, Akademicka 13, Lublin 20-950 Lublin
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- Institute of Biological Bases of Animal Production, University of Life Sciences, Akademicka 13, Lublin 20-950 Lublin
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- Institute of Biological Bases of Animal Production, University of Life Sciences, Akademicka 13, Lublin 20-950 Lublin
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- 1Institute of Animal Nutrition and Bromathology, University of Life Sciences, Akademicka 13, Lublin, 20-950 Lublin
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- Institute of Biological Bases of Animal Production, University of Life Sciences, Akademicka 13, Lublin 20-950 Lublin
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Kwiecień M, Kasperek K, Tomaszewska E, Muszyński S, Jeżewska-Witkowska G, Winiarska-Mieczan A, Grela ER, Kamińska E. Effect of Breed and Caponisation on the Growth Performance, Carcass Composition, and Fatty Acid Profile in the Muscles of Greenleg Partridge and Polbar Breeds. Braz J Poult Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1590/1806-9061-2018-0753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- M Kwiecień
- University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
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- University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
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- University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
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- University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
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- University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland
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Tomaszewska E, Kwiecień M, Muszyński S, Dobrowolski P, Kasperek K, Blicharski T, Jeżewska-Witkowska G, Grela ER. Long-bone properties and development are affected by caponisation and breed in Polish fowls. Br Poult Sci 2017; 58:312-318. [PMID: 28102084 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2017.1280770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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1. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of caponisation on bone development of males of two native breeds in Poland. 2. The weight, length and cross-sectional area of tibiae and femora were measured, densitometric measurements and tests of strength were determined and dimensions were calculated. 3. Breed and caponisation did not influence bone weight and length. Higher mechanical strength of the femur was found in entire males, mainly in the Polbar breed. Tibial strength was reduced in capons of the Green Partridge breed. Maximum elastic strength was greater in the Polbar, irrespective of caponisation. Bone cross-sectional area was influenced by breed, while caponisation reduced femoral bone mineral density in both breeds. 4. Caponisation thus increased growth rate but had adverse effects on bone development. 5. Caponisation had fewer negative effects in the Polbar than in the Greenleg Partridge.
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- E Tomaszewska
- a Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , University of Life Sciences in Lublin , Lublin , Poland
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- b Institute of Animal Nutrition and Bromatology, Faculty of Biology, Animal Science and Bioeconomy , University of Life Sciences in Lublin , Lublin , Poland
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- c Department of Physics, Faculty of Production Engineering , University of Life Sciences in Lublin , Lublin , Poland
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- d Department of Comparative Anatomy and Anthropology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology , Maria Curie-Skłodowska University , Lublin , Poland
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- e Department of Biological Basis of Animal Production, Faculty of Biology, Animal Science and Bioeconomy , University of Life Sciences in Lublin , Lublin , Poland
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- f Department of Rehabilitation and Orthopaedics , Medical University in Lublin , Lublin , Poland
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- e Department of Biological Basis of Animal Production, Faculty of Biology, Animal Science and Bioeconomy , University of Life Sciences in Lublin , Lublin , Poland
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- b Institute of Animal Nutrition and Bromatology, Faculty of Biology, Animal Science and Bioeconomy , University of Life Sciences in Lublin , Lublin , Poland
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