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• TITLE: The Influence of Feed Intake and Conditioned Reflex on Exocrine Pancreatic Function in Broiler Chicks

  AUTHORS: Vladimir G. Vertiprakhov, Ivan A. Egorov

  KEYWORDS: Pancreatic Juice, Pancreatic Enzymes, Broiler Chicks, Conditioned Reflex, Feeding

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Animal Sciences, Vol.6 No.4, October 25, 2016

  ABSTRACT: The data of an experimental study of the influence of feeding and the conditional stimulus on digestive function in birds is presented. It is stated that feed consumption is a powerful stimulator of pancreatic secretion in broiler chicks. The secretory response of the pancreas was the highest in the morning when secretion of pancreatic juice was 1.8 times higher, amylase activity 3.2 times, proteases activity 3.3 times, lipase activity 2.1 times higher than before feeding (basal levels). The regulation of pancreatic activity is known to be complex-reflex with conditioned-reflex component being very important since it provides 25% higher juice secretion and 42% - 74% higher enzyme secretion compared to the basal levels during few minutes after the conditional signal.