title: Prosopis farcta beans increase HDL cholesterol and decrease LDL cholesterol in ostriches (Struthio camelus).
abstract: Ten blue-neck male ostriches (Struthio camelus) were fed Prosopis farcta beans throughout a 30-day experiment. Blood samples were collected from ostriches on days 0 and 30 to measure levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, triglyceride, total serum protein, albumin, globulin, cholesterol, calcium, inorganic phosphorus, the activity of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and γ-glutamyl transferase (γ-GT). From days 0 to 30, HDL cholesterol, total protein, and globulins levels increased significantly whereas LDL cholesterol, inorganic phosphorus, and γ-GT activity decreased significantly.
authors: Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Birjand, PO Box 97175-331, Birjand, Iran. arashomidi2@yahoo.com
authors: Arash
authors: A
authors: Omidi
authors: Hossein
authors: H
authors: Ansari nik
authors: Mahmood
authors: M
authors: Ghazaghi
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis; D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000662:veterinary; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood / Q000187:drug effects*; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood / Q000187:drug effects*; D004798:Enzymes / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000097:blood; D029862:Prosopis / Q000737:chemistry*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*; D020310:Struthioniformes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D004798:Enzymes; D008055:Lipids; D010758:Phosphorus