Effects of Ginger (Zingiber officinale, Roscoe) Essential Oil on Growth and Laying Performances, Serum Metabolites, and Egg Yolk Antioxidant and Cholesterol Status in Laying Japanese Quail

Table 4

Effects of ginger rhizome essential on serum cholesterol, triglycerides, and yolk oxidative stress characteristics in laying Japanese quail.

Parameters	Essential oil doses (μl/kg body weight)
	Control	50	100	150	P value
Serum biochemical characteristics	(n=8)	(n=8)	(n=8)	(n=8)
total cholesterol (mg/dl)					0.02
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)					0.02
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)					0.00
Triglycerides (mg/dl)					0.00
AST (U/L)					0.00
ALT(U/L)					0.00
Creatinine (mg/dl)					0.00
Yolk oxidative stress (gram of yolk)	(N=12)	(N=12)	(N=12)	(N=12)
MDA
GPx
CAT

a, b, and c: on the same line, means with the same letter are not significantly different (p> 0.05). n = number of quails; N= number of eggs; p = probability; MDA = malondialdehyde; GPx = peroxidase glutathione; CAT = catalase.