Open AccessINFLUENCE OF DIETARY INORGANIC CYANIDE (KCN) ON PLACENTAL THIOCYANATE TRANSFER, TISSUE RIIODANESE ACTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE OF RATS DURING GESTATION
Author(s) -
O. Q. Tewe,
J. H. Maner
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nigerian journal of animal production
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0331-2062
DOI - 10.51791/njap.v9i1.2282
Subject(s) - thiocyanate , cyanide , endocrinology , medicine , rhodanese , cyanate , chemistry , placenta , urinary system , kidney , gestation , excretion , fetus , biology , zoology , biochemistry , pregnancy , inorganic chemistry , genetics , polymer chemistry
Thirty two bred rats were allotted to two diets to investigate the influence of non-addition or addition of 1000 ppm KCN to cassava — soybean diets on thiocyanate concentrations, tissue rhodanese activity and performance parameters. KCN caused a non-significant (P>0.05) depression in body weight gain but had no effect on weights of liver, kidney and placenta, nor on number and weight of 19 day old foetus. High (1000 ppm) KCN level caused a significant (P<0.05) increase in urinary thiocyanate excretion of thiocyanate. It however had no marked effect on serum protein bound 'iodine, ammiotic fluid thiocyanitte, rhodanese activity of foetal and material tissues nor on foetal thiocyanate concentration.