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Provedor de dados: | Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
País: | Brazil
Título: | Effect of different levels of alpha tocopherol on performance traits, serum antioxidant enzymes, and trace elements in Japanese quail ( Coturnix coturnix japonica ) under low ambient temperature
Autores: | Shah,Assar Ali; Khan,Muhammad Saleem; Khan,Sarzamin; Ahmad,Nazir; Alhidary,Ibrahim A.; Khan,Rifat Ullah; Shao,Tao.
Data: | 2016-10-01
Ano: | 2016
Palavras-chave: | Oxidative stress; Trace minerals; Vitamin E.
Resumo: | ABSTRACT This study was designed to find the effect of vitamin E supplementation on growth, serum antioxidant enzymes, and some trace elements in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) under low ambient temperature. A total of 180 day-old Japanese quails were randomly divided into four groups and provided with 0 (group A), 50 (group B), 100 (group C), and 150 IU/kg (group D) vitamin E (dl-α-tocopherol acetate) under an average temperature of 9±0.5 °C for an experimental period of 42 days. The result showed that feed intake per day, body weight, weight gain per day, and feed conversion ratio did not differ significantly between the groups. Serum concentrations of superoxide and glutathione peroxidase were significantly high in birds supplemented with 150 mg/kg of vitamin E. The concentration of aspartate aminotransferase was not significantly affected between the control and treated groups; however, alanine transaminase concentration significantly reduced in group D. Zinc concentration in the blood increased significantly in group D, with no significant effect on copper and manganese between the control and treated groups. Vitamin E at the level of 150 IU/kg of feed improves the blood antioxidant status and zinc concentration, with no effect on the performance traits of quail reared under low ambient temperature.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982016001000622
Editor: | Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
Relação: | 10.1590/S1806-92902016001000007
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia  v.45 n.10 2016
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess