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Diet selection by chicks

C Rovee-Collier1, H Hayne, G Collier

  • 1Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA.

Developmental Psychobiology
|April 1, 1996
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Young chicks precisely self-select nutritionally adequate diets from various food sources. Their diet selection is regulated and nonrandom, demonstrating remarkable dietary regulation abilities in immature birds.

Area of Science:

  • Animal Nutrition
  • Behavioral Ecology
  • Nutritional Physiology

Background:

  • Understanding an organism's ability to self-regulate nutrient intake is crucial for comprehending dietary adequacy and health.
  • Previous research has explored dietary selection in various species, but precision in immature animals requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the precision and regulatory mechanisms of diet selection in immature chicks.
  • To determine if chicks can compose nutritionally adequate diets from purified casein and various supplements.

Main Methods:

  • Seven experiments were conducted with 324 chicks, offering purified casein and supplements (gelatin, gelatin-creatine, fiber).
  • Chicks' dietary choices, intake, body temperature, activity, and growth were monitored.

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  • Comparison between selection groups and nonselecting controls consuming basal or supplemented diets.

    • Main Results:

    • Chicks successfully composed diets ensuring normal intake, body temperature, activity, and maximal growth.
    • Diet selection was nonrandom, regulated, and influenced by available dietary components.
    • Caloric cost of selection was incurred, compensated by increased intake in corn-and-soy diets but not casein diets.

    Conclusions:

    • Immature chicks exhibit precise and regulated self-selection of nutritionally adequate diets.
    • Chicks utilize different, yet equally successful, strategies for diet selection based on available components.
    • Casein intake may be limited by an unspecified property, affecting compensatory intake strategies.