Effect of canola oil on blood lipid in ostriches (Struthio camelus)
Journal Title: Scientific Journal of Biological Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 7
Abstract
In order to study the lipid profile of ostriches in relation to diet, 6 blue-neck male ostriches (Struthio camelus) were used and fed with 3% canola oil supplement on diets adlibitum consisting. In the morning, after about 12 h of fasting, blood was collected from the wing vein on days 0 and 60. Blood samples were collected from ostriches to measure levels of the following lipid parameters include high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), triglyceride, total cholesterol were determined. Results showed that from days 0 to 60, LDL and total cholesterol levels increased significantly, whereas HDL, VLDL and triglyceride didn't change.
Authors and Affiliations
Mahdi Khodaei Motlagh*| Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arak University, Arak 38156-8-8349, IRAN., Hossein Ali GHasemi| Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arak University, Arak 38156-8-8349, IRAN., Iman Hajkhodadadi| Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arak University, Arak 38156-8-8349, IRAN., Mehdi Kazemi-Bonchenari| Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arak University, Arak 38156-8-8349, IRAN., Mohammad Hossein Moradi| Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arak University, Arak 38156-8-8349, IRAN.
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