Effects of dietary chromium supplementation on performance, carcass traits, serum metabolites, and tissue chromium levels of Japanese quails

Uyanık F., Eren M., Guclu B., Şahin N.

BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH, cilt.103, sa.2, ss.187-197, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 103 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1385/bter:103:2:187
  • Dergi Adı: BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.187-197
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: blood chemistry, carcass, chromium, performance, quails, GROWING-FINISHING PIGS, BLOOD PARAMETERS, TRIVALENT CHROMIUM, NICOTINIC-ACID, EGG-PRODUCTION, FEEDER CALVES, PICOLINATE, QUALITY, GROWTH, TRIGLYCERIDE
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of various levels of dietary chromium supplementation on performance, carcass traits, blood chemistry, and tissue distribution of chromium (Cr3+) in quails. Two hundred forty 1-d-old Japanese quails were divided into five groups with four replicates and were fed a basal diet or the basal diet supplemented with 20,40,80, or 100 mg/kg Cr (CrCl3 center dot 6H(2)O) until 38 d of age. Chromium supplementation decreased carcass fat percentage, serum low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and glucose and increased serum magnesium (Mg) and Cr content of kidney, liver, and muscle. In conclusion, 20, 40, 80, or 100 mg/kg Cr supplementation to quail diet had no effect on performance, chemical composition of carcass except fat percentage, serum protein, calcium (Ca), and inorganic phosphorus (Pi) levels, but reduced serum glucose, LDL and fat percentage of carcass. Chromium is accumulated mainly in the kidneys and liver.