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The Effect of Thyme Essential Oil (Thymus Vulgaris) Added to Quail Diets on Performance, Some Blood Parameters, and the Antioxidative Metabolism of the Serum and Liver Tissues
- Source :
- Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science, Vol 19, Iss 2, Pp 297-304, Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science v.19 n.2 2017, Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science, Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas (FACTA), instacron:FACTA, Revista Brasileira de Ciência Avícola, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 297-304, Published: JUN 2017
- Publisher :
- Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas
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Abstract
- WOS: 000406295200016<br />This study was conducted to determine the effect of diets containing different levels of thyme essential oil (TEO) on performance, some serum parameters and the antioxidative metabolism of the serum and liver tissues in quails. A total number of 200 sixteen-days-old Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) were used in the study. The animals were divided into 4 groups; the control group was fed only basal diet but groups TEO1, TEO2 and TEO3 had thyme essential oil of 150, 300 and 450 mg/kg, respectively, added to their diets. Body weight and daily weight gain increased with higher levels of thyme essential oil in the feed, yet a statistically significant increase was detected in only group TEO3 (p<br />Scientific Research Project Fund of Cumhuriyet University [V-026]<br />This work is supported by the Scientific Research Project Fund of Cumhuriyet University under the project number 'V-026'.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Antioxidant
040301 veterinary sciences
medicine.medical_treatment
Thymus vulgaris
liver
law.invention
0403 veterinary science
Lipid peroxidation
Superoxide dismutase
chemistry.chemical_compound
law
Internal medicine
lcsh:Zoology
medicine
Food science
lcsh:QL1-991
Essential oil
lcsh:SF1-1100
chemistry.chemical_classification
lcsh:Veterinary medicine
biology
Glutathione peroxidase
0402 animal and dairy science
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
quail
biology.organism_classification
Malondialdehyde
040201 dairy & animal science
Endocrinology
chemistry
thyme essential oil
biology.protein
lcsh:SF600-1100
Animal Science and Zoology
lcsh:Animal culture
medicine.symptom
Weight gain
performance
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18069061
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3a6e70afda97fbdb8b8ca06b65468c91