Toxicity of copper and cobalt in chicken (Gallus Gallus)‎ domestics assessment of body weight and metal content in tissues after metal dietary supplements

الملخص EN

The toxic influence of dietary copper(Cu) and cobalt (Co) on the accumulation and body weight examined in broiler chicken.

This experiment was conducted to investigate the toxic effects of dietary Cu and Co on chicks body weight and organ, content of the tissues of these two metals was also detected.

One day age chicks of Gallus gallus domesticus fed diet supplemented with 500, 1000,1500ppm of Cu, second group exposure to 100,500, 1000ppm of Co in feed daily during 4 weeks.

The control groups were fed without supplementation of metals.

The concentrations of Cu and Co resulted in increased of Cu and Co content in liver, gizzard and muscle.

Body weight of chicks was decreased by Cu and Co high concentration treatments.

On the other hand, Liver weigh in chicks was significantly (P<0.05) decreased after Cu and Co treatments