Abstract
1.1. The concentration of ketone bodies in the blood of the developing chick prior to and just after hatching were higher than those found in the adult.2.2. The activities of 3-oxo acid-CoA transferase and acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase in the heart, leg and pectoral muscle before and after hatching were higher than those of the adult. The activity of 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase increased constantly during incubation and after hatching in all three muscle tissues.3.3. In the liver the activities of the enzymes of ketone body synthesis increased during incubation and after hatching.4.4. It is suggested that the liver could provide fuel to the extrahepatic tissues of the developing chick and ketone bodies could contribute as fuel for oxidation in the skeletal muscle of the newly hatched bird.
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