Influence of Vitamin E on Productive Performance and Hepatic Enzyme Function in Japanese Quail

Fazal Bari; Umair Khatab; Muhammad Tahir; Saddam Hussain; Qamar Ullah; Mian Muhammad Salman; Muhammad Asif Hussain; Zulfiqar Ahmad; Shakirullah Khan; Abdul Basit

Influence of Vitamin E on Productive Performance and Hepatic Enzyme Function in Japanese Quail

Authors

Fazal Bari University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Umair Khatab Institute of Chemical Sciences, Gomal University, Dear Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Muhammad Tahir University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Saddam Hussain College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Qamar Ullah Veterinary Research Center, Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Mian Muhammad Salman Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Khyber Pakhtun khwa, Pakistan.
Muhammad Asif Hussain College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Zulfiqar Ahmad Department of Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore, Pakistan.
Shakirullah Khan Veterinary Research and Disease Investigation Center, Balogram Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Abdul Basit College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.

Abstract

This study is the assessment of vitamin E supplementation effect on productive performance and hepatic enzyme performance in Japanese quail. No significantly (P>0.05) differences were evident on performance parameters FCR, FI, BW and WG were shown. However, the vitamin E-supplemented groups, particularly Group D, exhibited numerically higher FI and WG compared to the control. In terms of hepatic enzymes activity, the levels of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) were not statistically significantly different between treatment and control group. Conversely, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels were significantly lower in all vitamin E-treated groups than the control group, and the lowest concentration was found in Group D. These findings suggest that while vitamin E supplementation may not significantly alter performance traits under the given experimental conditions, it may play a beneficial role in maintaining liver health by reducing ALT levels

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