Effect of dietary supplementation of l-carnitine on serum lipid profile and antioxidant status in broiler chicken fed with animal fat-rich diet
- Resource Type
- Authors
- George Dominic; P. Murali; S. K. George
- Source
- Applied Biological Research. 22:134
- Subject
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Animal fat
Antioxidant
biology
medicine.diagnostic_test
Triglyceride
medicine.medical_treatment
Broiler
Glutathione
Superoxide dismutase
chemistry.chemical_compound
Animal science
chemistry
biology.protein
medicine
lipids (amino acids, peptides, and proteins)
Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Carnitine
Lipid profile
medicine.drug
- Language
- ISSN
- 0974-4517
0972-0979
A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of L-carnitine supplementation on serum lipid profile and antioxidant status of broilers fed with animal fat-based diet. Eighty days old straight run commercial broiler chicks (Vencobb) were randomly grouped into two treatment groups with four replications of ten chicks each. The rations were prepared with 5% animal fat. One group was supplemented with 900 mg L-carnitine kg−1 feed. The L-carnitine supplementation significantly reduced the serum cholesterol and LDL cholesterol levels; whereas serum triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol and VLDL-cholesterol levels didn't show any significant changes. The serum reduced-glutathione and superoxide dismutase concentrations were significantly higher in L-carnitine supplemented group. The study revealed that the supplementation of L carnitine not only improves the immune status but also decreases the serum cholesterol and LDL cholesterol level in broiler birds.