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Effects of Aspergillus niger -fermented Terminalia catappa seed meal-based diet on selected enzymes of some tissues of broiler chicks

Food and Chemical Toxicology, ISSN: 0278-6915, Vol: 48, Issue: 5, Page: 1250-1254
2010
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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 (γ-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 × 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 γ-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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