Post Hatch Development of Alkaline Phosphatase Activity in the Broiler Small Intestine
Abstract
This study was aimed to determine the alkaline phosphatase activity following time course (days) in the intestine of broilers. We used a sample of 54 subjects of broilers from hatching period to 56th day of age. Our finding showed a significant increase in the alkaline phosphatase activity at various levels in the different intestinal segments during the first two weeks of life and then decreased significantly with age (p<0.05). Moreover, alkaline phosphatase activity was higher in the duodenum and jejunum than in the ileum over the period examined. We concluded that alkaline phosphatase as a marker of enterocyte maturation, has a high enzymatic activity in the duodenum and jejunum of broilers.
Keywords:
Age, alkaline phosphatase, chicken, intestine, post hatchArticle Metrics
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