TITLE:
Investigation of the serum oxidative stress in broilers fed on diets supplemented with nickel chloride
AUTHORS:
Bangyuan Wu, Hengmin Cui, Xi Peng, Jing Fang, Zhicai Zuo, Junliang Deng, Jianying Huang
KEYWORDS:
Broiler; Nickel Chloride; Oxidative Stress; Serum
JOURNAL NAME:
Health,
Vol.5 No.3,
March
28,
2013
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to investigate the serum
oxidative stress induced by dietary nickel chloride (NiCl2) in broilers.
A total of 240 one-day-old avian broilers were divided into four groups and
fed on a cornsoybean basal diet as control diet or the same basal diet supplemented with 300 mg/kg, 600 mg/kg and 900 mg/kg NiCl2. During the
experimental period of 42 days, oxidative stress parameters were determined
for both control and experimental groups. The results showed that malondialdehyde
(MDA) content was significantly higher (p 2 in excess of 300 mg/kg
could cause oxidative stress, which could finally impaired the antioxidant
function in broilers.