Morphometry of gastrointestinal organs and blood biochemistry in Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) fed with Mulberry (Morus alba) flour
An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of the inclusion of mulberry (Morus alba) leaf meal (MH) in the diet on the morphometry of some organs of the gastrointestinal tract, and the concentration of several biochemical parameters in fattening quails. A completely randomized design was applied with three treatments, T0: 100% commercial feed (AC); T1: 90% AC + 10% HM; T2: 80% AC + 20% HM. Liver, gizzard, small intestine (SI) and cecum weights, and SI and cecum length were evaluated. Serum concentrations of total protein (TP), albumin (Alb), glucose (Glc), creatinine (Ct), urea (U), calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT) and glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (GPT) were determined. The data were processed using the GLM procedure of the SAS program. Small intestine weight and length were greater in T2 than in T1 and T0 (P<0.01). Liver weight was similar between groups. Gizzard and cecum weight and cecum length increased significantly with increasing dietary HM content. No substantial variations between treatments were observed in PT, Glc, Ct, TGO, Ca and P concentrations (P>0.05). Statistical differences between treatments were found in Alb, U and TGP concentrations (P<0.05). The inclusion of 20% HM was adequate for quails to have greater organ and TGI development, without apparent functional alterations in the diets.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
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Asociacion Latinoamericana de Produccion Animal
2023
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| Online Access: | https://ojs.alpa.uy/index.php/ojs_files/article/view/3054 |
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