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KMID : 0381019690020020071
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Korean Journal of Nutrition
1969 Volume.2 No. 2 p.71 ~ p.78
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Effects of Supplementing Russian Comfrey and Kale on the Growth Rate, Nutrients Utilizability and Serum Cholesterol of Chicks
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Abstract
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This experiment was conducted for 4 weeks to compare the feeding values of dried meal of Russian Comfrey and Kale as green feeds with Acacia leaf meal and Ladino clover meal, and to investigate the effects of feeding these on the total cholesterol in blood serum and liver fat content.
Seventy-five male chicks of Single Comb White Leghorn were allotted into 5 treatments. Fifteen birds in each treatment were received Russian Comfrey meal, Kale meal, Acacia leaf meal, Ladino clover meal or no dried meal, respectively.
The results obtained are summarized as follows:
1. No significant differences were recognized between the treatments and control in the growth rate, feed consumption, feed efficiency, utilization of nutrients, nitrogen retention and metabolizable energy value.
2. Carotene content in Russian Comfrey and Kale has been decreased as the growing stage advanced, and the leaves of both vegetable contained significantly (p`0.01) more carotene than that in stems. `vitamin C content of leaves was also significantly (p<0.01) higher than that in stems, however, vitamin C content has. been increased as the growing stage advanced.
3. Toltal cholesterol content in blood serum of the chickens fed the Acacia leaf meal or Russian Comfrey meal was significantly (p´0.05) lower than Ladino clover meal fed group or those received no green feeds. Kale seems to decrease cholesterol content a little.
Above results indicated that Acacia leaf and Russian Comfrey might contain certain substances that would depressing the cholesterol content.
4. No significant differences in the liver fat were discovered among the treatment but it was observed that liver fat was decreased as the cholesterol content increased.
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