Research Article

Growth Performance, Serum Biochemical Profile, Oxidative Status, and Fertility Traits in Male Japanese Quail Fed on Ginger (Zingiber officinale, Roscoe) Essential Oil

Table 4

Effects of graded levels of ginger essential oil on serum biochemical and testes oxidative stress characteristics

ParametersEssential oil doses (μl/kg body weight)
Control 50 100 150 value

Serum metabolites
Serum proteins (g/dl)2.06 ± 0.042.38 ± 0.192.66 ± 0.192.70 ± 0.350.00
Globulins (g/dl)0.16 ± 0.050.31 ± 0.060.49 ± 0.070.48 ± 0.160.00
AST (U/L)168.00 ± 20.24146.24 ± 15.11163.24 ± 11.29137.49 ± 16.880.00
ALT (U/L)57.50 ± 10.4942.85 ± 3.4640.00 ± 10.1433.43 ± 6.070.00
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)127.27 ± 7.98118.09 ± 5.41110.06 ± 5.83100.27 ± 1.980.00
Triglycerides (mg/dl)73.46 ± 10.3957.18 ± 4.4356.91 ± 6.4956.07 ± 6.160.00
Testes oxidative stress (gram of tissue)
MDA97.79 ± 9.6082.20 ± 9.9352.49 ± 8.3950.57 ± 17.830.00
SOD2.92 ± 0.483.47 ± 0.333.44 ± 0.554.08 ± 0.230.00
GSH183.73 ± 35.15201.47 ± 17.74265.07 ± 48.25274.02 ± 54.160.00
CAT2.82 ± 0.313.36 ± 0.733.78 ± 0.633.60 ± 0.890.04

On the same line, means with the same letter were not significantly different ; = number ofquails; MDA = malondialdehyde; GSH = reduced glutathione; CAT = catalase; SOD = superoxide dismutase; AST = aspartate aminotransferase; ALT = alanine aminotransferase; values are presented as means ± standard deviation.