Influence of dietary fat on growth and liver lipid content, glucose-6-phosphate and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenases, and aldolase activities in the chick.
The influence of fat in chick diets containing 18, 21, and 24% protein on growth and liver lipid content, glucose 6-phosphate, and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenases, and aldolase activities was evaluated. Twelve percent fat in diets containing 21 and 24% protein increased the rate of growth. The fat level also decreased liver lipid content at 24% dietary protein. Improved growth was attributed to higher feed intake. However, dietary fat did not affect the activities of the above enzymes indicating their inadaptive nature to dietary fat.
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