Comparing the Effect of Turmeric and Vitamin E in the Improvement of Lipid Profile and Biochemical Markers of Liver and Kidney in Japanese Quails

The present study aimed to investigate effect of turmeric on the biochemical markers of liver and kidney in Japanese quail. For this purpose, 180 one-day Japanese quails were divided randomly into four groups with three repetitions.  They were grown since one day to 42 days under similar conditions. All groups applied the basic standard diet based on the NRC recommendation. Group 1 received basic diet with 0.5 % turmeric. Group 2 received basic diet with 1% turmeric. Group 3 received basic diet with 0.25 % vitamin E. Group 4 as the control group used basic diet. All quails were slaughtered at the age of 42 days and serum samples were collected for evaluating the cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglyceride, total protein, uric acid and liver enzyme (ALT and AST) levels. The result of the previous study indicated that using turmeric at the level of 0.5 and 1% at the diet of quail is equal to all markers of Triglyceride metabolism, cholesterol and protein as well as the markers related to the evaluation of liver and kidney function by adding vitamin E. In general, a relative improvement was observed in the mentioned markers than the control group. Data comparison showed that using turmeric at the level of 1% had better effects than adding 0.5 % turmeric in most cases. It seems that using turmeric in the diet of quail can improve the markers related to fat metabolism.