Research Article

Oxya hyla hyla (Orthoptera: Acrididae) as an Alternative Protein Source for Japanese Quail

Table 6

Effect of experimental diet on biochemical constituents of blood serum from 6-week-old male quail on the basis of single individual.

CriteriaDietsPooled SEM
GM1GM2GM3FM1FM2FM3SM1SM2SM3R

Total protein (g/L)31.533.230.330.330.830.629.230.526.829.79.7
Albumin (g/L)13.213.413.113.213.013.512.913.313.213.10.1
AST (U/L)430.7443.0443.3430.7427.7431.3424.3442.0421.3440.3299.5
ALT (U/L)10.210.210.29.910.110.110.09.910.110.10.6
Glucose (mg/dL)132.1146.9141.5129.0143.1125.614.2125.9118.4130.538.8
Cholesterol (mg/dL)203.9203.6203.7202.5199.3203.0205.3204.0197.3203.025.3
Triglyceride (mg/dL)127.5129.8120.6128.8122.4126.5111.1117.1112.4118.543.8
HDL (mg/dL)87.787.494.681.586.492.481.580.480.387.37.0
LDL (mg/dL)5.15.15.04.94.94.95.05.05.05.10.1
VLDL (mg/dL)113.4115.8108.5115.2110.0113.899.0105.1101.0106.248.1
Bilirubin (µml/L)20.922.522.222.222.723.523.423.523.122.22.7
Creatinine (µmol/L)3.94.03.84.03.93.94.03.93.94.00.4
Calcium (mg/dL)10.710.610.610.610.410.310.510.410.410.30.1
Phosphorus (mg/dL)5.65.75.55.45.35.35.35.15.25.40.4

Mean ± SD; . No significant effect was found among the different dietary groups. (One-way ANOVA; ).