Effect of dietary N-carbamylglutamate on development of ovarian follicles via enhanced angiogenesis in the chicken

• Published in: Poultry science Vol. 99; no. 1; pp. 578 - 589
• Main Authors: Ma, Yanfen, Zhou, Shuo, Lin, Xin, Zeng, Weidong, Mi, Yuling, Zhang, Caiqiao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 01.01.2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: angiogenesis; Animal Feed - analysis; Animals; chicken; Chickens - growth & development; Chickens - metabolism; Diet - veterinary; Dietary Supplements - analysis; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; follicles; Glutamates - administration & dosage; Glutamates - metabolism; N-carbamylglutamate; Neovascularization, Physiologic; Ovarian Follicle - growth & development; Ovarian Follicle - metabolism; Physiology and Reproduction; Random Allocation; NO; chicken; N-carbamylglutamate; angiogenesis; follicles

N-carbamylglutamate (NCG), an analogue of N-acetyl-L-glutamate (NAG), can increase arginine synthesis in mammals and improve the reproductive performance. However, the effect of NCG on poultry laying performance is still unclear. This study investigated the effect of dietary NCG on development of ch...