| Yazarlar (2) |
Doç. Dr. Buket BOĞA KURU
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Doç. Dr. Mustafa MAKAV
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
| Özet |
| This study investigated the effects of different cage density and gender on growth performance, live weight gain, organ weight, cortisol concentration, and some biochemical parameters in growing Wistar rats. Twenty four, 6 weeks old rats (12 males, 12 females) were followed up to 15 weeks of age. The male and female control groups (MC and FC) were kept in cages at normal density, while the high cage density groups (MHD and FHD) were housed in cages at twice the density. Blood was collected and organs were weighed at 15 weeks of age. Live weight was significantly affected by both cage density and gender in male and female rats. Live weight was 7% lower in the MHD group than in the MC group in males and 9.5% lower in females. Heart, spleen, and total intestinal weights were lower in the MHD group than in the MC group in males. Serum cortisol, glucose, triglyceride, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, and total protein concentrations were different between both MC and MHD and FC and FHD. Serum low-density lipoprotein and albumin concentrations were higher in MHD than in MC. In conclusion, high cage density negatively affects live weight, organ weights, and some biochemical parameters in growing Wistar rats |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Housing density | Growth performance | Organ weight | Gender | Stress |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Indian Journal of Experimental Biology |
| Dergi ISSN | 0019-5189 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded |
| Dergi Grubu | Q4 |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 01-2025 |
| Cilt No | 63 |
| Sayı | 1 |
| Sayfalar | 103 / 111 |
| Doi Numarası | 10.56042/ijeb.v63i01.10615 |
| Makale Linki | https://doi.org/10.56042/ijeb.v63i01.10615 |
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