Elizabeth Moreira dos Santos Schmidt
Post-doctorate Researcher in Veterinary Medicine of FCAV-Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
Antonio Carlos Paulillo
Departamento de Patologia VeterinAria, FCAV-Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
Ivan Moura Lapera
Bolsistas FAPESP-Brazil
Gislaine Regina Vieira Martins
Bolsistas FAPESP-Brazil
Leonildo Nardi Junio
Alunos Curso Gradua��o Medicina VeterinAria, FCAV, Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
Alan Jonathan Pereira Testi
Alunos Curso Gradua��o Medicina VeterinAria, FCAV, Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
Janine Denadai
Alunos Programa de Pos-gradua��o em Medicina VeterinAria da FCAV-Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
Estevam Guilherme Lux Hoppe
Alunos Programa de Pos-gradua��o em Medicina VeterinAria da FCAV-Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
Jose Jurandir Fagliari
Departamento de Cl�nica e Cirurgia VeterinAria, FCAV, Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
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.
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2009.746.748
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2009.746.748
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2009.746.748
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2009.746.748
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