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- Title
Effects of natural and synthetic lycopene dietary supplementation on selected biochemical traits and antioxidant status of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica).
- Authors
Abbas, Rabia Jaddoa; AL-Jrrah, Issa Abdullah Thamir
- Abstract
The present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of natural and synthetic sources of lycopene on selected biochemical traits and the antioxidant status of Japanese quail. A total of 420 one-day-old Japanese quails were randomly allocated to seven treatments (n=60), with 3 replicates per treatment and 20 birds per replicate. The first group was fed a basal diet (with no supplementation) and served as the control. The second and third groups were fed the basal diet supplemented with tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) fruit powder (TOM) (17, 34 g/kg) to supply 50 and 100 (mg/kg) lycopene (LY), respectively. The fourth and fifth groups were fed the basal diet supplemented with red bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) fruit powder (RBP) (16.23, 32.46 g/ kg) to supply 50 and 100 (mg/kg) lycopene. The sixth and seventh groups were fed the basal diet supplemented with 50 and 100 (mg/kg) pure lycopene powder, respectively. Results showed that the serum biochemical indices in quail chicks fed TOM and RBP fruit powder showed a significant increase (p≤0.05) in glucose (in T2, T3 and T4) and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) levels in the supplement treatments as compared to the control and T2. Serum total cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) and very low density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-c) levels were decreased significantly in all the treatments compared to the control. Additionally, the activity of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) as well as malondialdehyde acid (MDA) concentration were decreased (p≤0.05) in all the treatments compared to the control. Dietary TOM and RBP fruit powder as well as pure lycopene raised serum glutathione peroxides (GSH-PX) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in quails at 49 days of age. It could be concluded that TOM and RBP fruit powder as well as pure LY at 34, 32.46 (g/kg) and 50 (mg/kg), respectively, have beneficial effects on selected biochemical indices and serum antioxidant enzyme activity. The best effects were provided by the application of 32.46 (g/kg) RBP fruit powder as a natural source of lycopene in the diet of Japanese quail chicks.
- Subjects
LYCOPENE; JAPANESE quail; ASPARTATE aminotransferase; OXIDANT status; PHYTASES; TOMATOES; CAPSICUM annuum; BELL pepper
- Publication
Animal Science Papers & Reports, 2020, Vol 38, Issue 3, p275
- ISSN
0860-4037
- Publication type
Article