A study of some serum biochemical values of Japanese quails (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica) fed graded levels of energy diets in Northwestern Nigeria
Journal Title: Scientific Journal of Microbiology - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Studyinvolving six weeks feeding trials was conducted at the college experimentalfarm, college of agriculture, Hassan Usman katsina polytechnic, katsina todetermined the effect of different energy levels (2400kcal/kg and 2600kcal/kg)diets on the serum biochemical parameters of Japanese quails (coturnix coturnixjapanicum). Fifty (50) day old Quails chicks were procured and divided randomlyinto two treatment groups designated as T1 and T2. Each treatment wasreplicated three times with eight birds per replicate. Both treatments indicateno significances difference (P>0.05) in the biochemical parameters ofquails. Both T1 and T2 showed an increase in the value of sodium and totalprotein and the values of urea, T bilirubin, direct bilirubin, alanine aminotransferase(ALT), Aspartate transaminase (AST) and albumin were lower than the referencesvalues. Feed and water were given ad libitum daily. At the end of the trialperiod two birds were chosen randomly and blood sample were collected throughthe jugular vein. Two milliliters of blood was collected from the bird insterile test tubes without anticoagulant and allowed to clot. The samples wereprocessed and analyzed at Rahusa Medical Diagnostic laboratory katsina. Fromthe result obtain in the study, it was deduced that different energy levels asincluded in these diets of Japanese Quails have no adverse effect on the serumbiochemical parameters of the birds.
Authors and Affiliations
S. Ukashatu*| Department of Animal Health and Production Technology, Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic, Katsina State,, A. Bello| Department of Veterinary Anatomy., M. A. Umaru| Department of Theriogenology and Animal Production., J. E. Onu| Department of Veterinary Anatomy., S. A. Shehu| Department of Veterinary Anatomy., A. Mahmuda| Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology., B. Saidu| Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry; Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP1180
- DOI 10.14196/sjm.v3i1.1175
- Views 463
- Downloads 22
Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of a marine bacterium isolated from Sundarbans, Bangladesh
The mangrove ecosystem is a largely unexplored source for bacteria with potentiality to produce biologically active secondary metabolites. Consequently, we set our research study to isolate, characterize and screen a bac...
Bacterial diversity on fishes and in waters from southern rivers in Mali
Microbial diversity of fishes of river water from Bagoé, Baoulé and Sankarani in the Niger River basin in southern Mali, was investigated. Gills and intestines were sampled on forty-three (43) fishes. Also, five water sa...
Antimicrobial activity of bacteriocin produced by lactobacillus bacteria against proteus spices
Probiotics are from non-pathogenic bacteria that have beneficial effects for their host through producing anti-microbial compounds, such as bacteriocin. Bacteriocins are defined as antimicrobial proteins or peptides that...
Antibiotic resistance of isolates of Escherichia coli from chicken in Sokoto Metropolis, Nigeria
A total of 200 faecal samples were collected from the cloaca of chicken (layers) from four different poultry farms within Sokoto metropolis. In this study, 91 lactose fermenters isolates from Mac Conkey agar (presumed to...
Mycological investigation in patients with acute otitis media
Middle ear swabbed samples from 272 patients with acute otitis media (AOM) attending Ear, Nose and Throat clinics were collected and cultured using standard mycological technique. Deoxyribonuclease and In-vitro susce...