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International Journal of Poultry Science

Year: 2009 | Volume: 8 | Issue: 8 | Page No.: 746-748
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2009.746.748
Evaluation of Serum Biochemical Parameters in Juvenile Bronze Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)
Elizabeth Moreira dos Santos Schmidt, Antonio Carlos Paulillo, Ivan Moura Lapera, Gislaine Regina Vieira Martins, Leonildo Nardi Junio, Alan Jonathan Pereira Testi, Janine Denadai, Estevam Guilherme Lux Hoppe and Jose Jurandir Fagliari

Abstract: The influence of age on serum biochemical parameters (AST, GGT, urea, uric acid, urea/uric acid ratio, total proteins, albumin, globulins and A/G ratio) was investigated in juvenile turkeys. Statistical comparisons were made for differences in values among different ages, from 76-148 day-old turkeys. Significant variations were observed in the analyses in relation to age of the birds for urea, AST and total proteins. This study also aimed to determine serum biochemical values for turkeys.

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Elizabeth Moreira dos Santos Schmidt, Antonio Carlos Paulillo, Ivan Moura Lapera, Gislaine Regina Vieira Martins, Leonildo Nardi Junio, Alan Jonathan Pereira Testi, Janine Denadai, Estevam Guilherme Lux Hoppe and Jose Jurandir Fagliari, 2009. Evaluation of Serum Biochemical Parameters in Juvenile Bronze Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo). International Journal of Poultry Science, 8: 746-748.

Keywords: serum biochemistry, Meleagris gallopavo and Turkeys

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