Abstract
S. C. White Leghorn female chickens were subjected to a restricted-refeeding program in an attempt to induce fatty liver-hemorrhagic syndrome (FLHS) and to ascertain the relationship between hemorrhage occurrence and liver lipid content. Restricted feeding resulted in significantly (P≤.01) lower liver, body and abdominal fat weights. The reduced liver weight reflected significantly (P≤.01) lower water, lipid and non-lipid dry component weights. None of the hens on the restricted feeding schedules had any liver hemorrhages characteristic of FLHS; however, the control, ad libitum-fed hens, had a 25 percent incidence rate. The restricted-refeeding program employed did not increase the incidence of FLHS. High lipid content in the liver did not necessarily indicate FLHS, yet in some manner, lipid predisposed the liver to hemorrhage because the hemorrhage of FLHS was observed only in birds with high liver lipid values.
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