author(s)
Murali P and George Sherin K

abstract
The present experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of supplementation of alpha lipoic acid on serum biochemical parameters, minerals and antioxidant status in broiler chicken fed diet with animal fat. Eighty day old straightrun commercial broiler chicks (Vencobb) were randomly grouped into two treatment groups (T1 and T2) with four replications of ten chicks each and The control group (T1) were prepared with five percent animal fat as per BIS (1992) specifications and T2 were supplemented with 100 mg of alpha lipoic acid/kg of feed containing animal fat. Alpha lipoic acid supplementation did not show any effect on serum glucose, albumin and minerals between treatment groups, whereas, serum protein level was significantly increased. The serum reduced glutathione and superoxide peroxidise level was significantly increased (P<0.01) compared to control group. It can be concluded that, supplementation of alpha lipoic did not affect the serum glucose, albumin and minerals, however improved the serum antioxidant status and protein in broiler chicken fed with diet containing animal fat.