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T1 THE EFFECTS OF KEFIR RICH IN PROBIOTIC ADMINISTRATION ON SERUM ENZYMES AND PERFORMANCE IN MALE JAPANESE QUAILS
A1 T. Vahdatpour
A1 D. Babazadeh
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 26
IS 1
SP 34
OP 39
YR 2016
FD 2016/02/01
DO DOI NA
AB <p>The present study was conducted to investigate the influence of different levels of Kefir as probiotic origin on performance values and serum enzymes of male Japanese Quails. Total of 180 one-day old male Japanese quail chicks were randomly assigned in 5 treatments and 3 replicates. Group 1 served as control and received normal drinking water. Chicks in&nbsp;<em>group</em>&nbsp;2, 3, 4 and 5 were<em>applied</em>3, 6, 9 and 12 percent K<em>efir</em>in<em>drinking water</em>respectively<em>until the end</em>&nbsp;of the<em>experiment</em>(42 days). Consumption of different levels of Kefir showed a decrease on liver weight (P&lt;0.05). Treatment group received 12% Kefir significantly increased heart weight compared to other groups (P&lt;0.05). Treatment groups received 3, 9 and 12 percent Kefir decreased feed intake (P&lt;0.05). Quails received different levels of Kefir increased AST enzyme activity (P&lt;0.05). Using 3% and 6% Kefir caused a decrease in ALP enzyme activity (P&lt;0.05). Results indicated that using lower levels of Kefir revealed more positive effects than higher levels.</p>
K1 Kefir, Antioxidant, MDA, Performance, Enzyme, Japanese quail
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2016-JAPS-05