Impact of bior and butofanon some parameters of lipid metabolism in adult quail placed in reconditioning

Abstract

Taking into account the current trends in the development of the most developed branch of animal husbandry – poultry farming, it should be noted that the use of ecologically clean biological preparations based on plant raw materials is a relevant topic for research in the cultivation of various types of poultry, in particular quail. The purpose of the study is to analyze the effect of the BioR preparation, made according to the original technology from the biomass of cyanobacteria Spirulina platensis, on the physiological and metabolic status of groups of quail that are subject to recovery. The biological material was 150 quail at the end of the laying cycle divided into 3 batches of 50 birds. The tested preparation was administered intramuscularly to the quails two times consecutively at the onset of the study and secondly 14 days after the first administration at a dose of 0.5 ml/head. In another experimental batch, the commercial product Butofan was administered to compare the obtained results. Birds of the control group received 0.5 ml of the solution of NaCl of 0.9% in both terms. The birds included in the study were analogous in terms of race, age, body weight, and physiological status. During all time of the study, quails were monitored: clinical parameters, body weight, and the number of eggs. In addition, for laboratory investigations, blood was collected from five quails at the start of the study before the tested preparations were administered and then 2 times during the study. It has been established that the tested remedies do not cause adverse reactions or deviations in quails’ health. Moreover, BioR showed adaptive properties, reflected in body temperature lower by 0.32ºC than the control group and 0.18ºC than the group treated with Butofan. Similar manifestations were also found in birds’ breathing. Biochemical research performed on quails that have benefited from the BioR remedy reveals a true decrease in total lipids in one investigation and an increase in triglycerides at this stage and their decrease at the end of the study. Additionally, both BioR and Butofan remedies induced an increase in the blood serum of ß-lipoproteins at both stages of research, while cholesterol values did not show any essential changes. In conclusion, we can state that the BioR product has a beneficial effect on quail, including lipid metabolism. It has been proven that due to the use of the drug, a pronounced normalizing effect on the lipid metabolism of the experimental group of quails was obtained, due to a decrease in total lipids, which caused a slight increase in cholesterol in the blood of birds

Keywords

• quails
• bior remedy
• lipid metabolism
• physiological status
• reconditioning