EFFECT of ARCARIDIA QALLET NE RATATION ON RMONY WRIQUT, VITAMIN A, AND ROME DLOOD CONSTITUENTS IN CHICKEN

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Dept of Animal Research Institute, Dokki, Egypt

2 Physiology dept Cairo University

3 Nutrition and clinical nutrition dept Vet Cairo University

Abstract

The present investigation was planned to study the effect of arcaridia qallet infestation on the average body weight, carotenoids, vitamin A, calcium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium and
magnesium of eighty chickens at 7-, 14-, 28- and 49-days post infestation during the tissue and phases of the parasite.
The maximal average live body weight was observed in case of non-infested control chickens. Severe retardation of growth of infested chicken was noticed after 49 days post infestation during the intestinal phase of the parasite.
The levels of serum carotenoids, scrum vitamin A. liver carotenoids and liver vitamin A of infested chicken after 28- and 49-days post-infestation during the intestinal phase of the parasite recorded a significant decrease than control ones.
There is a significant lowering in serum calcium, sodium and potassium levels of infested chicken after 28 and 49 days post-infestation, however, inorganic phosphorus and magnesium levels showed a significant increase above the respective control.

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