Table 4.
Serum biochemical profile of the Japanese quail in the laying phase (64–168 D of age) with levels of calcium and available phosphorus.
| Ca (%) |
1.70 |
2.40 |
3.10 |
3.80 |
SEA | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aP (%) | 0.15 | 0.30 | 0.45 | 0.60 | 0.15 | 0.30 | 0.45 | 0.60 | 0.15 | 0.30 | 0.45 | 0.60 | 0.15 | 0.30 | 0.45 | 0.60 | |
| TP (g/dL) | 4.15 | 3.98 | 4.28 | 4.43 | 4.17 | 4.57 | 4.30 | 4.12 | 4.62 | 4.25 | 3.79 | 4.36 | 4.48 | 4.48 | 4.22 | 4.38 | 0.049 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 1.35 | 1.50 | 1.28 | 1.32 | 1.18 | 1.33 | 1.27 | 1.15 | 1.27 | 1.15 | 1.08 | 1.25 | 1.30 | 1.56 | 1.32 | 1.30 | 0.019 |
| AP (U/L) | 607.5 | 783.3 | 576.7 | 365.7 | 475.2 | 705.3 | 625.5 | 533.3 | 374.8 | 690.5 | 613.4 | 579.7 | 494.2 | 897.8 | 548.5 | 273.5 | 23.896 |
| Ionic Ca (mg/dL) | 7.45 | 9.46 | 9.34 | 8.86 | 8.73 | 8.72 | 8.41 | 8.17 | 9.68 | 9.00 | 7.75 | 8.68 | 7.86 | 11.00 | 9.05 | 8.56 | 0.141 |
| Total Ca (mg/dL) | 14.63 | 16.78 | 17.63 | 17.76 | 16.90 | 15.98 | 16.62 | 15.80 | 18.57 | 18.33 | 16.33 | 16.38 | 15.78 | 20.61 | 20.96 | 17.05 | 0.289 |
| Phosphorus (mg/dL) | 7.72 | 7.93 | 9.98 | 9.42 | 10.12 | 11.98 | 8.03 | 6.83 | 12.02 | 11.12 | 11.80 | 10.62 | 10.39 | 8.59 | 8.07 | 9.43 | 0.257 |
| Regression equation | R2 |
P value |
Estimate |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ca | aP | Ca x aP | Ca | aP | ||
| Total Ca = 8.5293 + 2.4489Ca | 0.17 | 0.0077 (L) | 0.1344 | 0.1851 | - | - |
Abbreviations: AP, alkaline phosphatase; L, linear effect; TP, total protein.