CONSTITUINTES BIOQUÍMICOS SÉRICOS DE CODORNAS JAPONESAS EM DIFERENTES IDADES

Abstract

The quail industry has followed the exponential increase in the poultry industry, and this growth goes through excellence in health management and health of birds. Among the tools that can be used, the biochemical profile is configured as an effective tool in monitoring the health of these animals. Therefore, it is necessary to have reference values established in the population with a significant number of individuals at different ages and reproductive stages. In this sense, it was designed research collection and analysis performed at 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 and 80 days of age in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica), 32 birds per collection, with evaluation of blood biochemical parameters AST, ALT, GGT, ALP, total protein, uric acid, urea, cholesterol, triglycerides and calcium. There was a significant increase in the concentration of triglycerides, calcium and protein, due to the reproductive stage at 80 days of age; AST with the highest average activity at 80 days (p <0.05) and ALP with progressive decrease in 7th to 80th days of age (p <0.05), indicating the influence of age on the parameters evaluated.