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International Journal of Poultry Science

Year: 2010 | Volume: 9 | Issue: 2 | Page No.: 177-179
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2010.177.179
Serum Biochemical Parameters of Female Bronze Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) During Egg-Laying Season
Elizabeth Moreira dos Santos Schmidt, Antonio Carlos Paulillo, Ivan Moura Lapera, Gislaine Regina Vieira Martins, Leonildo Nardi Junior and Alan Jonathan Pereira Testi

Abstract: Serum biochemical values of uric acid, urea, total proteins, albumin, globulin, Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) and Gama Glutamiltransferase (GGT) were estimated in blood samples collected from 15 female Bronze Turkeys during the laying season (32-52 weeks of age). Significant differences were observed for total proteins, globulins, AST, urea and uric acid during the laying period evaluated. The major differences noted were due to elevations on total protein, globulins and uric acid concentrations in 52 week-old females.

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Elizabeth Moreira dos Santos Schmidt, Antonio Carlos Paulillo, Ivan Moura Lapera, Gislaine Regina Vieira Martins, Leonildo Nardi Junior and Alan Jonathan Pereira Testi, 2010. Serum Biochemical Parameters of Female Bronze Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) During Egg-Laying Season. International Journal of Poultry Science, 9: 177-179.

Keywords: Serum biochemical parameters, Bronze Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) and laying season

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