The effect of feeding mash, high-fat diet or fasting of day old chicks on plasma glucose
and insulin concentrations was determined. Both plasma glucose and insulin increased
on mash feeding with a significant correlation. Although high-fat diet feeding and
fasting increased plasma glucose level, plasma insulin did not change in high-fat
diet fed and decreased in fasted chicks. These changes are consistent with the well
known surge in lipogenesis that occurs during the first week after hatching on mash
feeding.
Day Old Chicks - Mash or High-Fat-Diet-Feeding - Fasting - Plasma Glucose and Insulin
