Effects of dietary butylated hydroxyanisole and cysteine on toxicity of Lathyrus odoratus to broiler and Japanese quail chicks

The effect of .75% dietary butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and 1% cysteine on the toxicity of Lathyrus odoratus seed to Japanese quail and broiler chicks was examined. In both species, the feeding of Lathyrus seed as a component of a complete diet depressed (P less than .05) body weight gain and feed...

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Published in:Poultry science 1988-01, Vol.67 (1), p.153
Main Authors: Raharjo, Y C, Cheeke, P R, Arscott, G H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Body Weight - drug effects
Butylated Hydroxyanisole - pharmacology
Chickens - growth & development
Coturnix - growth & development
Cysteine - pharmacology
Fabaceae - toxicity
Lathyrism - veterinary
Plants, Medicinal
Poultry Diseases - chemically induced
Quail - growth & development
Seeds
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Summary:The effect of .75% dietary butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and 1% cysteine on the toxicity of Lathyrus odoratus seed to Japanese quail and broiler chicks was examined. In both species, the feeding of Lathyrus seed as a component of a complete diet depressed (P less than .05) body weight gain and feed intake. Typical signs of lathyrism, including ruffled feathers, enlarged hocks, curled toes, ataxia, leg paralysis, and mortality, were observed. Neither BHA nor cysteine exerted protective effects against the lathyrogenic effects. As assessed by mortality, these additives appeared instead to potentiate Lathyrus toxicity.
ISSN:0032-5791
DOI:10.3382/ps.0670153