Effect of aloe preparation and 5-oxo-1,2,4-triazine on mineral composition of tissues of Turkey hens subjected to stress

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the influence of aloe preparation and 5-oxo-1,2,4-triazine on mineral composition of muscles and liver of turkey hens under conditions of stress. Groups C and C (+) stress were control that did not receive any additive. Birds from groups A and A (+)stress were administered aloe preparation in a dose of 0.70 ml/kg (BW)/day. Turkey hens from groups T and T (+) stress received 5-oxo-1,2,4-triazine in a dose of 30 μg/kg BW/day. The applied stress factors did not affect the mineral composition of the analysed tissues of turkey hens. Administration of 5-oxo-1,2,4- triazine caused a significant decrease in iron concentration and an increase in zinc concentration in thigh muscles and liver. In turn, aloe preparation contributed to an increase in tissue levels of calcium (except for shank muscles), zinc (in leg muscles and liver) and copper (in thigh muscles). A decrease in iron concentration in leg muscles and liver in birds supplemented with aloe preparation was also determined.