Abstract
Liver hemorrhages characteristic of those seen in Fatty Liver-Hemorrhagic Syndrome were not observed in livers having less than 4.0 g. lipid per liver or weighing less than 30 g. wet weight. However, liver size and lipid level per se were not the definitive causes of the hemorrhaging because birds without hemorrhages had liver weights and lipid values equal to or greater than those with hemorrhages.Incorporation of lipotropic vitamins (B12, E, choline, inositol) into the diet of laying chickens did not significantly (P > 0.01) reduce their liver lipid content. Increasing the dietary level of protein, vitamin B12, vitamin E, choline, inositol, selenium and/or cobalt did not prevent the occurrence of liver hemorrhages. Liver lipid was significantly (P > 0.01) reduced by feeding a low energy diet; and no liver hemorrhages were observed.
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