Effects of dietary supplementation of Chlorella vulgaris on oxidative stress attenuation and serum biochemical profile of pregnant New Zealand White rabbits
Oxidative stress negatively affects animals during gestation period and this condition is almost inevitable in the Tropics because of temperature elevation; therefore, objective of this study was evaluation of antioxidant effects of Chlorella vulgaris supplementation in pregnant rabbits. New Zealand...
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| description | Oxidative stress negatively affects animals during gestation period and this condition is almost inevitable in the Tropics because of temperature elevation; therefore, objective of this study was evaluation of antioxidant effects of Chlorella vulgaris supplementation in pregnant rabbits. New Zealand white rabbits (40) were randomly distributed into five groups (n = 8) on day 0 of their gestation and were supplemented with 0, 200, 300, 400 and 500 mg Chlorella vulgaris biomass per kg body weight respectively throughout the gestation period. Blood was collected from the animals in the last week of gestation for serum oxidative stress and biochemical profile assessments. There was significant difference in serum malondialdehyde concentration, total antioxidant capacity but protein carbonyl content was not significantly different. There was also significant difference in superoxide dismutase activity, catalase activity and glutathione concentration. Furthermore, the results showed that serum biochemical profiles of the rabbits were within the normal ranges for healthy rabbits. The study therefore concluded that supplementation of Chlorella vulgaris significantly protects the rabbits against oxidative stress damage and has no deleterious effects on their organs function; hence, the microalga was recommended as an antioxidant supplement for pregnant rabbits. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-404b563c53bc434a935ea6ff4087746f2023-02-23T10:20:56ZengIndian Council of Agricultural ResearchIndian Journal of Animal Sciences0367-83182394-33272021-01-0190910.56093/ijans.v90i9.109492Effects of dietary supplementation of Chlorella vulgaris on oxidative stress attenuation and serum biochemical profile of pregnant New Zealand White rabbitsA B SIKIRU0A ARANGASAMY1I C ALEMEDE2S S A EGENA3J R IPPALA4R BHATTA5ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru, KarnatakaFederal University of Technology, Minna, NigeriaFederal University of Technology, Minna, NigeriaFederal University of Technology, Minna, NigeriaICAR–National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560 030 IndiaICAR–National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560 030 IndiaOxidative stress negatively affects animals during gestation period and this condition is almost inevitable in the Tropics because of temperature elevation; therefore, objective of this study was evaluation of antioxidant effects of Chlorella vulgaris supplementation in pregnant rabbits. New Zealand white rabbits (40) were randomly distributed into five groups (n = 8) on day 0 of their gestation and were supplemented with 0, 200, 300, 400 and 500 mg Chlorella vulgaris biomass per kg body weight respectively throughout the gestation period. Blood was collected from the animals in the last week of gestation for serum oxidative stress and biochemical profile assessments. There was significant difference in serum malondialdehyde concentration, total antioxidant capacity but protein carbonyl content was not significantly different. There was also significant difference in superoxide dismutase activity, catalase activity and glutathione concentration. Furthermore, the results showed that serum biochemical profiles of the rabbits were within the normal ranges for healthy rabbits. The study therefore concluded that supplementation of Chlorella vulgaris significantly protects the rabbits against oxidative stress damage and has no deleterious effects on their organs function; hence, the microalga was recommended as an antioxidant supplement for pregnant rabbits.https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/109492Chlorella vulgarisMalondialdehydeOxidative stressRabbit |
| spellingShingle | A B SIKIRU A ARANGASAMY I C ALEMEDE S S A EGENA J R IPPALA R BHATTA Effects of dietary supplementation of Chlorella vulgaris on oxidative stress attenuation and serum biochemical profile of pregnant New Zealand White rabbits Indian Journal of Animal Sciences Chlorella vulgaris Malondialdehyde Oxidative stress Rabbit |
| title | Effects of dietary supplementation of Chlorella vulgaris on oxidative stress attenuation and serum biochemical profile of pregnant New Zealand White rabbits |
| title_full | Effects of dietary supplementation of Chlorella vulgaris on oxidative stress attenuation and serum biochemical profile of pregnant New Zealand White rabbits |
| title_fullStr | Effects of dietary supplementation of Chlorella vulgaris on oxidative stress attenuation and serum biochemical profile of pregnant New Zealand White rabbits |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of dietary supplementation of Chlorella vulgaris on oxidative stress attenuation and serum biochemical profile of pregnant New Zealand White rabbits |
| title_short | Effects of dietary supplementation of Chlorella vulgaris on oxidative stress attenuation and serum biochemical profile of pregnant New Zealand White rabbits |
| title_sort | effects of dietary supplementation of chlorella vulgaris on oxidative stress attenuation and serum biochemical profile of pregnant new zealand white rabbits |
| topic | Chlorella vulgaris Malondialdehyde Oxidative stress Rabbit |
| url | https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/109492 |
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