%0 Journal Article
%T Incorporation of a dried maggots¡¯ meal in growing rats diets: pathological risks?
%A Bouafou Kouam¨¦ Guy Marcel 1*
%A Konan Brou Andr¨¦ 2
%A Amonkan Kouao Augustin 2
%A Kouame Koffi Gabouet 2
%A Kati-coulibally S¨¦raphin
%J International Journal of Biosciences
%D 2011
%I International Network for Natural Sciences
%X Three groups of ten rats in growth fed with three diets differing only in the amount of dried maggots meal(DMM): 2.5%, 5% and 7.5%: DMM2.5, DMM5and DMM7.5. Assay of plasma biochemical parameters of all the rats did not detect diseases or physiological abnormalities. However, biometrics kidneys and livers of rats showed changes. The kidneys of rats decreased weight of 4.00%, 1.30% and 2.70% respectively in diets DMM2.5, DMM5and DMM7.5. As for the liver, their weight increased by 1.10%, 3.00% and 12.40% respectively with diets DMM2.5, DMM5and DMM7.5. These observations may reflect histopathological abnormalities of the kidneys and livers of rats that are to detect.
%K Dried maggots
%K meal-growing rats-plasma
%K biochemical parameters-organ
%K biometrics
%U http://innspub.net/documents/IJB-V1No5-p65-70.pdf