National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
The present study was undertaken to evaluate the ameliorative effects of Curcuma longa rhizome powder (1%) in induced aflatoxicosis in broiler chicken. In this study, commercially available broiler chickens of Vencobb strain were reared from day one to forty two days in the deep litter system of management and the birds were divided into three groups. Normal feed tested free of aflatoxin (AF), was given to the control (Group-1). Aflatoxin (1 ppm) was supplemented with the feed to Group 2 and Curcuma longa (1%) + AF was supplemented with the feed to Group 3. Biochemical parameters like Total serum protein, Albumin, Globulin, Albumin / Globulin ratio, blood glucose, AST, ALT, uric acid and serum creatinine were estimated. The results showed that the supplementation of C. longa (1 %) + AF partially restored the biochemical alterations induced by the AF. At the sixth week of age, two birds from each replicate were sacrificed to evaluate the oxidative stress parameters (reduced glutathione levels, Lipid peroxidation, Catalase) in the liver and kidney. The results showed that the AF causes a marked oxidative stress in comparison to control, which was partially reversed by the supplementation of the C. longa (1%) in the feed. However, C. longa significantly improved the antioxidant status in induced aflatoxicosis and partially protected against the cytotoxic effects of AFB1 in broiler birds.
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