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Serum Biochemical Parameters of Female Bronze Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) During Egg-Laying Season

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Elizabeth Moreira dos Santos Schmidt
Departamento de Clinica Veterinária, FMVZ-Unesp, Botucatu, Brazil
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Antonio Carlos Paulillo
Departamento de Patologia Veterinária, FCAV-Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
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Ivan Moura Lapera
Bolsistas FAPESP-Brazil
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Gislaine Regina Vieira Martins
Curso Pos-graduacao em Medicina Veterinaria, FCAV, Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
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Leonildo Nardi Junior
Curso Graduacao Medicina Veterinaria, FCAV, Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
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Alan Jonathan Pereira Testi
Curso Graduacao Medicina Veterinaria, FCAV, Unesp, Jaboticabal, Brazil
Published on: January 15, 2010
DOI 10.3923/ijps.2010.177.179
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Serum biochemical values of uric acid, urea, total proteins, albumin, globulin, Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) and Gama Glutamiltransferase (GGT) were estimated in blood samples collected from 15 female Bronze Turkeys during the laying season (32-52 weeks of age). Significant differences were observed for total proteins, globulins, AST, urea and uric acid during the laying period evaluated. The major differences noted were due to elevations on total protein, globulins and uric acid concentrations in 52 week-old females.

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Bronze Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), laying season, serum biochemical parameters

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Schmidt, E. M. dos S., Paulillo, A. C., Lapera, I. M., Martins, G. R. V., Junior, L. N., & Testi, A. J. P. (2010). Serum Biochemical Parameters of Female Bronze Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) During Egg-Laying Season. International Journal of Poultry Science, 9(2), 177–179. https://doi.org/10.3923/ijps.2010.177.179
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