| Effects of Aspergillus niger-fermented Terminalia catappa seed meal-based diet on selected enzymes of some tissues of broiler chicks. | |
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PMID: 20170700 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Effects of Aspergillus niger-fermented Terminalia catappa seed meal-based diet on the activities of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST) and gamma-glutamate transferase (gamma-GT) in the crop, small intestine, gizzard, heart, liver and serum of broiler chicks were investigated. Milled T. catappa seed was inoculated with spores of A.niger (2.21 x 10(4) spores per ml) for 3 weeks. Forty-five day-old broiler chicks weighing between 27.62 and 36.21 g, were divided into three groups. The first group was fed soybean-based (control) diet; the second on raw T. catappa seed meal-based diet; and the third on A. niger-fermented T. catappa seed meal-based diet for 7 weeks. The results revealed a significantly increased (p<0.05) activity of ALP in the tissues. Contrarily, there were significant reductions (p<0.05) in the activities of ALP, ALT, AST and gamma-GT in the liver and heart of the broilers fed the raw T. catappa seed meal-based diet while there were significant increase (p<0.05) in the activities of these enzymes in the serum of the broilers in this group. The data obtained showed that A. niger-fermented T. catappa seed meal reduced the toxic effects of the raw seed meal on the tissues of broiler chicks. |
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Authors:
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N O Muhammad; O B Oloyede |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-02-17 |
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Title: Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association Volume: 48 ISSN: 1873-6351 ISO Abbreviation: Food Chem. Toxicol. Publication Date: 2010 May |
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Created Date: 2010-04-14 Completed Date: 2010-07-06 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8207483 Medline TA: Food Chem Toxicol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1250-4 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Biochemistry, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. alphamno2@yahoo.com |
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Animal Feed* Animals Aspergillus niger / metabolism* Chickens Crop, Avian / drug effects, enzymology Digestive System / drug effects*, enzymology Female Fermentation Gastrointestinal Tract / drug effects, enzymology Gizzard / drug effects, enzymology Heart / drug effects* Liver / drug effects, enzymology Male Myocardium / enzymology Seeds / adverse effects*, metabolism, microbiology Terminalia / metabolism*, microbiology |
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