Sero-Biochemical and Cardiac Morphological Alterations in Broiler Chicken Triggered by Dietary Dexamethasone
Sero-Biochemical and Cardiac Morphological Alterations in Broiler Chicken Triggered by Dietary Dexamethasone
Rafiqul Islam1, Nasrin Sultana1*, Md. Abu Hadi Noor Ali Khan2
Dynamics of cholesterol (A) and triglyceride (B) in serum of broiler at different age and DEX treatment. Data were expressed as mean ± standard error of mean (SEM) and differences among the groups of birds were compared using one-way ANOVA with post-hoc Duncan’s multiple range test. Columns with different alphabetic superscripts are significantly (p<0.05) different from each other.
Gross view of hearts of 21 day old broilers. A- Control group; B- Experimental group-1; C- Experimental group-2; D- Experimental group-3. CF- Coronary fat, Cg- Congestion.
Representative photomicrographs of transverse section (H & E stained) of heart from 7 days old broiler of group C (A1, A2), E1 (B1, B2), E2 (C1, C2) and E3 (D1, D2). Green arrow- Myofibrillar degeneration, Black arrow- Congestion, Asterisks- Vacuolation of myofibers.
Representative photomicrographs of transverse section (H & E stained) of heart from 14 days old broiler of group C (A1, A2), E1 (B1, B2), E2 (C1, C2) and E3 (D1, D2). Green arrow- Myofibrillar degeneration, Black arrow- Congestion, Asterisks- Vacuolation of myofibers.
Representative photomicrographs of transverse section (H & E stained) of heart from 21 days old broiler of group C (A1, A2), E1 (B1, B2), E2 (C1, C2) and E3 (D1, D2). Green arrow- Myofibrillar degeneration, Black arrow- Congestion, Asterisks- Vacuolation of myofibers.
Representative photomicrographs of transverse section (H & E stained) of heart from 28 days old broiler of group C (A1, A2), E1 (B1, B2), E2 (C1, C2) and E3 (D1, D2). Green arrow- Myofibrillar degeneration, Black arrow- Congestion, Asterisks- Vacuolation of myofibers.
