Serum profile is generally considered as comprehensive data which directly
reflected animal health and their potential resistance to environmental,
nutritional and pathological stress. The present study aimed to provide
physiological reference values for selected biochemical parameters in Noi
chickens, a famous Vietnamese native breed, at 56 days old. The collected
blood samples of 355 Noi birds (164 males and 191 females) were used to
evaluate biochemical serum profile. Glucose, total protein, albumin,
globulin, albumin/globulin ratio, triglycerides, cholesterol, creatinine,
and uric acid in the serum were measured. The variation in these values
arising from different sexes was also investigated. The results indicated
that there were no differences (P>0.05) in the assessed indices between male
and female Noi chickens. In overall for the whole group, these values were
obtained as 250.86 mg/dL, 7.34 g/dL, 3.40 g/dL, 3.94 g/dL, 1.75, 148.54
mg/dL, 190.86 mg/dL, 0.44 mg/dL, and 1.44 mg/dL, respectively. The
relationship among the biochemical parameters showed relatively low
coefficients (r=0.79 in maximum). The females obtained higher correlation
coefficients between levels of total protein and glucose (r=0.42) as well as
between total protein and globulin (r=0.79), compared to the males. It was
concluded that the male and female chickens performed similar values of
serum indices. The contribution of this study might expand the knowledge on
the biochemical profile and improved breeding strategies of Vietnamese
indigenous Noi chickens.
The relationship between hemolytic severity in porcine blood and measured value of serum biochemical constituents.