Effects of Dietary Chromium Supplementation on the Performance and Some Serum Parameters in Bovans-type Chicks
Effects of Dietary Chromium Supplementation on the Performance and Some Serum Parameters in Bovans-type Chicks
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日粮添加铬对博万斯型雏鸡生产性能和部分血清参数的影响
DOI:
10.3923/jpt.2007.402.406
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2007
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S. Elbadwi
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作者:
A. O. Bakhiet;S. Elbadwi
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of increasing dietary levels of inorganic chromium (CrCl3·6H2O) on the performance and some serum parameters of chicks. One hundred 1-day-old Bovans-type chicks were randomly distributed to four groups. The control group received no supplemental chromium. 0·2, 0.3 and 0.4 mg chromium (Cr) per kg diet from chromium chloride were added to other three groups. Each experimental group consisted of five replicates of five birds each and the supplementation was continued for 35 days. Blood samples were collected for the determination of serum concentration of proteins, albumin, glucose, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, triglycerides and the activities of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP). Chromium by the doses used had no effect on weight gain. Supplementation with Cr decreased the serum total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol (p < 0.05), triglycerides (p < 0.05) and glucose (p < 0.05) concentrations whereas serum HDL and cholesterol were increased. Serum total protein concentration, AST and ALP activities slightly but not significantly increased in all Cr. treated groups.