EFFECT OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION OF BORIC ACID ON THE SERUM BIOCHEMICAL, TIBIA MORPHOMETRY AND MINERALIZATION OF JAPANESE QUAIL (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

V. Sai Chaitanya; D. Narendra Nath; K. Nagaraja Kumari; D. Srinivas Kumar; L. Murali

doi:10.56093/ijvasr.v51i2.126547

Authors

V. Sai Chaitanya Post Graduate Student, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University Gannavaram, Andhra Pradesh
D. Narendra Nath Professor and University Head, Department of Poultry Science NTR College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University Gannavaram, Andhra Pradesh
K. Nagaraja Kumari Associate Professor, Department of Poultry Science, NTR College of Veterinary Science Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University Gannavaram, Andhra Pradesh
D. Srinivas Kumar Professor and Head, Department of Animal Nutrition, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University Gannavaram, Andhra Pradesh
L. Murali NTR College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University Gannavaram, Andhra Pradesh

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijvasr.v51i2.126547

Keywords:

Boric acid, Japanese quail, serum, tibia

Abstract

The study was carried out to evaluate the effect of dietary supplementation of boric acid on serum biochemical, tibia morphometry and mineralization of Japanese quail fed diets supplemented with boric acid at different levels of 0, 15, 30, 45 and 60 ppm were prepared in a 5 x 3 design. A total of 150 day-old Japanese quail chicks were individually weighed and allotted randomly into five treatment groups with three replicates containing ten birds each, the birds were fed with experimental diets for a period of 5 weeks. At the end of the 5th week, two birds per replicate an average of six birds per treatment were slaughtered. Blood and tibia were collected accordingly. Serum calcium level significantly (p<0.05) increased but serum phosphorus, serum alkaline phosphatase, tibia morphometry and mineralization were not influenced by dietary boric acid supplementation. Results indicated that dietary boric acid level can be further increased in the quail diet for optimum bone mineralization.

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