%0 Journal Article
%T A Study of the Effect of Vitamin C and Ocimum Sanctum Supplementation on Antioxidant Enzyme Levels
%A B.Sudhakara Reddy
%A P.An
%A L.S.S.Varaprasad Reddy
%A V.Leela
%A a Reddy
%J Veterinary Health Science & Research (IJVHSR)
%D 2018
%R http://dx.doi.org/10.19070/2332-2748-140006
%X Abstract This experiment was conducted in heat-stressed broiler chicken to evaluate the effect of dietary supplementation of Vitamin C and Ocimum sanctum on antioxidative enzyme levels. A total of forty broiler chickens of day old age were divided into 4 groups of 10 each, were used for this study. Vitamin C (300 mg/kg), Ocimum sanctum leaf powder (0.5%) and their combination were added to the basal diet. Superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-px), catalase, reduced glutathione (GSH) and lipid peroxidation levels in plasma were measured at the end of 6 weeks of age. Dietary supplementation of Vitamin C itself increased SOD, GSH-px, catalase enzyme levels significantly (p<0.05). However, supplementation of both Vitamin C and Ocimum sanctum effectively enhanced the levels of SOD, GSH-px, catalase, and GSH with concomitant decrease in lipid peroxidation levels in plasma. It is concluded that dietary supplementation of Vitamin C and its combination with Ocimum sanctum at 0.5% level can combat oxidative stress caused by high environmental temperature in broilers, by enhancing antioxidative enzyme levels
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%U https://scidoc.org/IJVHSR-2332-2748-02-201.php