African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12481

Full Length Research Paper

Histopathological changes observed in the heart and gizzard of quail chicks Coturnix coturnix japonica administrated by the different levels of chrome shaving

Samreen Riaz1*, Saadia Shahzad Alam2 and Asma Ikram3
1Department of Zoology, Govt. College University, Lahore, Pakistan. 2Department of Pharmacology, FPGMI, Lahore, Pakistan. 3Department of Histopathology, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 08 August 2006
  •  Published: 02 October 2006

Abstract

The present study showed the effects of different levels of tannery wastes or chrome shaving on quail chicks up to 9 months. The chrome shaving was given at 2.5 and 5% levels in replacement of animal proteins in chicks feed commercially available. Heart and gizzard were selected for the histopathological studies and effects of different levels were studied in these tissues. Histopathological changes like splitting of muscle, vacuolation, necrosis, pyknosis, and loss of striation and degeneration in heart and gizzard of quail chicks were observed and more pronounced at 5% chrome shaving levels compared to 2.5% level in last 3 weeks. These changes were time and dose dependent.

 

Key words: Histopathology, Chrome shavings, Quail chicks.

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