Ultrastructural changes in the gonadotrophs of the chicken fed red hot pepper

Abstract

The ultrastructural changes in the gonadotrophs of the pars distalis of the pituitary gland during the developing period of the cocks and hens, fed with a diet containing red hot pepper for five months indicated that there was an increase in the quantity of the organelles within the gonadotropic cells. The synthetic activity was increased in the gonadotrophic cells of the pituitary gland of the chicken fed from one day old to the puberty which stimulated early development of the gonads. The poultry breeder stands to gain by feeding red hot pepper.