PMID- 34190665 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220318 LR - 20220531 IS - 1466-1799 (Electronic) IS - 0007-1668 (Linking) VI - 63 IP - 2 DP - 2022 Apr TI - Dietary calcium levels regulate calcium transporter gene expression levels in the small intestine of broiler chickens. PG - 202-210 LID - 10.1080/00071668.2021.1949697 [doi] AB - 1. This study investigated the effect of dietary calcium (Ca) levels on growth performance, bone development and Ca transporter gene expression levels in the small intestine of broiler chickens.2. On the day of hatch, 350, Ross 308 male broilers were randomly allotted to one of five treatments with five replicate pens each and 14 birds per pen. Dietary Ca levels in feed were 5.0, 7.0, 9.0, 11.0 and 13.0 g/kg, in which 9.0 g/kg was in the control diet. All diets contained 4.5 g/kg non-phytate phosphorus (NPP).3. The increase in dietary Ca levels from 5.0 to 13.0 g/kg did not affect the growth performance of 1- to 18-day-old broilers (P > 0.05).4. Increasing the Ca levels linearly increased the ash weight and the contents of ash, Ca and phosphorus (P) in the tibia of broilers at 18 days of age (P < 0.05). The contents of ash, Ca and P in broilers fed with 9.0 g/kg Ca were higher than those in birds fed with 5.0 g/kg Ca (P < 0.05).5. Increasing the Ca levels linearly decreased mRNA expression levels of the Ca-binding protein 28-kDa (CaBP-D28k), plasma membrane Ca-transporting ATPase 1b (PMCAlb), sodium (Na)/Ca exchanger 1 (NCX1), nuclear vitamin D receptor (nVDR) and membrane vitamin D receptor (mVDR) in the duodenum of broilers at 18 d of age (P < 0.05). Similar results were seen in the jejunum and ileum. Broilers fed 9.0-13.0 g/kg Ca in feed had lower mRNA expression levels of CaBP-D28k and PMCAlb in the small intestine than birds fed 5.0 g/kg Ca in feed (P < 0.05).6. The data indicated that low levels of dietary Ca stimulated its transporter gene transcription and promoted absorption, but high levels of Ca inhibited transporter gene expression and prevented excessive absorption in the small intestine of broiler chickens. FAU - Han, J C AU - Han JC AD - Department of Animal Science, College of Life Science, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, China. FAU - Wang, X N AU - Wang XN AD - Department of Animal Science, College of Life Science, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, China. AD - College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China. FAU - Wu, L H AU - Wu LH AD - Department of Animal Science, College of Life Science, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, China. AD - College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China. FAU - Lv, X L AU - Lv XL AD - Department of Animal Science, College of Life Science, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, China. AD - College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China. FAU - He, L AU - He L AD - Department of Animal Science, College of Life Science, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, China. AD - College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China. FAU - Qu, H X AU - Qu HX AD - Department of Animal Science, College of Life Science, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, China. FAU - Shi, C X AU - Shi CX AD - Department of Animal Science, College of Life Science, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, China. FAU - Zhang, L AU - Zhang L AD - Department of Animal Science, College of Life Science, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, China. FAU - Wang, Z X AU - Wang ZX AD - College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial, Veterinary DEP - 20210809 PL - England TA - Br Poult Sci JT - British poultry science JID - 15740290R RN - 0 (Calcium, Dietary) RN - 0 (Phosphorus, Dietary) RN - SY7Q814VUP (Calcium) SB - IM MH - Animal Feed/analysis MH - Animals MH - Calcium/metabolism MH - Calcium, Dietary/metabolism MH - *Chickens/physiology MH - Diet/veterinary MH - Dietary Supplements MH - Gene Expression MH - Intestine, Small MH - Male MH - *Phosphorus, Dietary/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - CaBP-D28k OT - Growth OT - NCX1 OT - PMCAlb OT - VDR OT - bone EDAT- 2021/07/01 06:00 MHDA- 2022/03/19 06:00 CRDT- 2021/06/30 12:18 PHST- 2021/07/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/03/19 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/06/30 12:18 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/00071668.2021.1949697 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Br Poult Sci. 2022 Apr;63(2):202-210. doi: 10.1080/00071668.2021.1949697. Epub 2021 Aug 9.