THE CONTENT OF ASCORBIC-ACID IN 8 TISSUES OF QUAILS

Authors
KOLB E ALAWAD A WAHREN M
Citation
E. Kolb et al., THE CONTENT OF ASCORBIC-ACID IN 8 TISSUES OF QUAILS, Archiv fur Geflugelkunde, 57(5), 1993, pp. 202-205
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture Dairy & AnumalScience
Journal title
Archiv fur Geflugelkunde → ACNP
ISSN journal
00039098
Volume
57
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
202 - 205
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9098(1993)57:5<202:TCOAI8>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
At 10 quails with a body weight of 122.2 +/- 6.9 g the following conte nt of ascorbic acid in the tissues was determined: spleen 724 +/- 338, liver 359 +/- 87, brain 323 +/- 32, kidney 222 +/- 19, lung 167 +/- 2 4, gizzard 140 +/- 19, heart 134 +/- 19 and breast muscle 101 +/- 16 m ug/g wet weight. The values are compared with the results of analyses of broilers, of hens, of ducks and of geese.