文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Liu, Xuelu ¹ ; Shi, Lei ¹ ; Hao, Erying ¹ ; Chen, Xiangyu ² ; Liu, Ziwen ² ; Chen, Yifan ¹ ; Wang, Dehe ¹ ; Huang, Chenxuan ¹ ; Ai, Jiawei ¹ ; Wu, Min ¹ ; Sun, Yanyan ³ ; Li, Yunlei ³ ; Xu, Lijun ² ; Sun, Erdong ⁴ ; Chen, Jilan ³ ; Chen, Hui ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Hebei Agr Univ, Coll Anim Sci & Technol, Baoding 071001, Hebei, Peoples R China

2.Baoding Livestock Husb Workstn, Baoding 071001, Hebei, Peoples R China

3.Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Inst Anim Sci, Minist Agr & Rural Affairs, State Key Lab Anim Biotech Breeding,Key Lab Anim P, Beijing 100193, Peoples R China

4.Hebei Taomu Geda Agr Sci & Technol Co Ltd, Baoding 071051, Hebei, Peoples R China

关键词： chicken; ahemeral light; late laying period; production performance; egg quality

期刊名称：POULTRY SCIENCE （ 影响因子：4.4； 五年影响因子：4.4 ）

ISSN： 0032-5791

年卷期： 2024 年 103 卷 5 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： This study aimed to systematically determined the effect of 28 h ahemeral light cycle on production performance, egg quality, blood parameters, uterine morphological characteristics, and gene expression of hens during the late laying period. At 74 wk, 260 Hy-Line Brown layers were randomly divided into 2 groups of 130 birds each and in duplicates. Both a regular (16L:8D) and an ahemeral light cycle (16L:12D) were provided to the hens. The oviposition pattern in an ahemeral cycle shifted into darkness, with oviposition mostly occurring 3 to 5 h after light out. Production performance was unaffected by light cycle (P > 0.05). Nonetheless, compared to the normal group, the ahemeral group exhibited increased egg weight, eggshell weight, eggshell percentage, yolk percentage, eggshell thickness, and eggshell strength (P < 0.05). There were rhythmic changes in the uterine morphological structure in both cycles, however, the ahemeral group maintained a longer duration and had more uterine folds than the normal group. In the ahemeral cycle, the phases of the CLOCK and PER2 genes were phase-advanced for 3.96 h and 4.54 h compared to the normal cycle. The PHLPP1 gene, which controls clock resetting, exhibited a substantial oscillated rhythm in the ahemeral group (P < 0.05), while the expression of genes presenting biological rhythm, such as CRY2 and FBXL3, was rhythmically oscillated in normal cycle (P < 0.05). The ITPR2 gene, which regulates intracellular Ca2+ transport, displayed a significant oscillated rhythm in ahemeral alone (P < 0.05), while the CA2 gene, which presents biomineralization, rhythmically oscillated in both cycles (P < 0.05). The ahemeral cycle caused 2.5 h phase delays in the CA2 gene compared to the normal cycle. In conclusion, the 28 h ahemeral light cycle preserved the high condition of the uterine folds and changed the uterine rhythms of CLOCK, PER2, ITPR2, and CA2 gene expression to improve ion transport and uterine biomineralization.