Effect of Gender and Age on Blood Glucose in Japanese Quail (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica)
Abstract
The aim of this study was
to investigate the fasting blood glucose values, which are measured at
specified time intervals, of Japanese quails (coturnix coturnix japonica) at
different ages and genders. In the study, 20 Japanese quail chicks constituted
the animal material. The chicks reaching the age of one week were divided into
two groups as male (G1, n:10) and female (G2, n:10) according to gender by
taking into account the color difference in their chest area. The groups were
taken in separate cages and housed under the same care and feeding conditions.
Blood glucose values were measured by blood glucose meter, probes and blood
samples taken from the vena subcutenea ulnaris. Glucose measurements were
performed on all animals in G1 and G2 at minutes 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120 and
150 for 7 weeks with an interval of 7 days from week 1. The data obtained in
the study were statistically analyzed. The difference in glucose measurement
times was found to be statistically significant in all weeks except weeks 6 and
7 (p<0.001). It was determined that the
effect of gender interaction with the time of glucose measurement was not
significant (p=0.051). In conclusion, it
was determined that the fasting blood glucose values developing following the
food restriction in Japanese quails at different ages and in different genders
did not go below the normal limits at the measured time intervals. We believe
that the results of this study will be useful for clinician veterinarians and
researchers studying Japanese quail.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
M. Barış Akgül
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Ali Gülaydın
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Kadir Sulu
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Tekin Şahin
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Yayımlanma Tarihi
30 Haziran 2018
Gönderilme Tarihi
25 Ocak 2018
Kabul Tarihi
24 Nisan 2018
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2018 Cilt: 11 Sayı: 1