Arthrospira (Spirulina) Platensis Can Be Considered as a Probiotic Alternative to Reduce Heat Stress in Laying Japanese Quails

This research investigates the effects of adding vitamin E, vitamin C, vitamin E+C, and alpha lipoic acid to feed rations for Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) exposed to heat stress. The aspects studied were growth performance, carcass composition and breast meat characteristics. Five groups of quails, containing 50 birds each (250 Japanese quails: 150 female and 100 male) were used. The 21-days-old birds were fed for a period of 21 days, and they were kept in a controlled environment with a temperature of 34˚C between 08:00 and 17:00 and a temperature of 24˚C for the remaining part of the day. The five groups under study included: a control group without any additive (BS), a group fed diets with vitamin E (BSE), with vitamin C (BSC), with vitamin E+C (BSEC) and with lipoic acid (BSLA). The supplement additions to the diets did not affect the growth performance and carcass composition of the birds. The TBA (malonaldehyde) value of the BS group was significantly higher (P < 0.001) than in the other groups. L*, a*, and b* values in muscle samples, superficialis pectoralis muscle (SPM) and deep pectoralis muscle (DPM), were determined. In the samples from the SPM, the L* value of the BS group was higher than in the BSC group; the a* value of the BSE group was higher than in the BS group; and the b* value of the BSC group was higher than in the BS group (P < 0.05). In the samples from the DPM, the L* value of the BS group was higher than in the BSEC group (P < 0.05); the a* values of the BSE and BSEC groups were higher than in the BS group (P < 0.05); and the b* values of the BSC, BSEC and BSLA groups were higher than in the BS group (P < 0.01). In the microbiological analysis of meat, total aerobic mesophilic bacterial counts of the BS and BSE groups were higher than the counts in the BSC, BSEC, and BSLA groups (P < 0.01); coliform bacterial counts were higher in the BSE group than in the BSC group (P < 0.05); and lactic acid was higher in the BSE and BSEC groups than in the BSC and BSLA groups (P < 0.01). In conclusion, the supplemented antioxidants did not exhibit any significant effect on growth performance, but they significantly decreased lipid oxidation in the meat.  

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CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF HEAT STRESS ON BLOOD PICTURE OF JAPANESE QUAILS

International Journal of Advanced Research ◽

10.21474/ijar01/12923 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 913-916

Author(s):

Khurshaid Anwar ◽

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Nakash Smark ◽

Sartaj Khan ◽

Kalim Ullah ◽

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Keyword(s):

Heat Stress ◽

Blood Cells ◽

White Blood Cells ◽

Hemoglobin Concentration ◽

Coturnix Japonica ◽

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin ◽

Coturnix Coturnix Japonica ◽

Corpuscular Hemoglobin ◽

Coturnix Coturnix ◽

Japanese Quails

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of heat stress on quail hematological parameters two published papers on quails in 2013 were studied, analyzed and compared. Broiler Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) were exposed to high ambient temperature (340C, 8hr/d, 0900-1700hr) in both papers. An increase in values of red blood cells count, white blood cells count, lymphocytes, heterophils and lymphocytes (H/L) ratio, Monocytes, packed cell volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration were recorded while a lower values of heterophils, basophils, eosinophils, mean corpuscular volume and hemoglobin concentration than normal were recorded in groups exposed to heat stress (340C) on day 42 in Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica). Hemoglobin concentration was least affected. The obtained results indicated that, rearing quail birds under high environmental conditions during the fattening period has a great adverse effect on blood parameters. To help maintain Japanese quail as an essential animal model further heat stress related research on modern ways is needed.

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Protective Role of Supplemental Vitamin E and Selenium on Lipid Peroxidation, Vitamin E, Vitamin A, and Some Mineral Concentrations of Japanese Quails Reared Under Heat Stress

Biological Trace Element Research ◽

10.1385/bter:85:1:59 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 85 (1) ◽

pp. 59-70 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Kazim Sahin ◽

Nurhan Sahin ◽

Sema Yaralioglu

Keyword(s):

Lipid Peroxidation ◽

Heat Stress ◽

Vitamin E ◽

Vitamin A ◽

Protective Role ◽

Japanese Quails ◽

Supplemental Vitamin ◽

Mineral Concentrations

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Effects of Vitamin C and Vitamin E on Lipid Peroxidation Status, Serum Hormone, Metabolite, and Mineral Concentrations of Japanese Quails Reared under Heat Stress (34º C)

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research ◽

10.1024/0300-9831.72.2.91 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 72 (2) ◽

pp. 91-100 ◽

Cited By ~ 66

Author(s):

Kazim Sahin ◽

Osman Kucuk ◽

Nurhan Sahin ◽

Mustafa Sari

Keyword(s):

Lipid Peroxidation ◽

Heat Stress ◽

Vitamin E ◽

Vitamin C ◽

Management Practice ◽

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone ◽

Dietary Vitamin ◽

Serum Concentrations ◽

Japanese Quails ◽

Mineral Concentrations

This study was conducted to determine the effects of dietary vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) and vitamin E (a-tocopherol acetate) on lipid peroxidation status measured as MDA and serum triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), as well as some other serum metabolite and mineral concentrations of Japanese quails reared under heat stress (34º C). One hundred-eighty 10-day-old Japanese quails were randomly assigned to six treatment groups, three replicates of 10 birds each. Using a 2 × 3 factorial design, the birds received two levels of vitamin C (100 and 200 mg/kg of diet) or three levels of vitamin E (125, 250, or 500 mg/kg of diet). Greater dietary vitamin E and vitamin C resulted in a greater serum T3, T4, and TSH (p=0.001), but lower ACTH (p=0.001) concentrations. Serum concentrations of T4 and TSH increased to a greater extent by increasing dietary vitamin C when greater vitamin E levels were fed (interaction, p=0.001). Serum glucose, urea, triglycerides, and cholesterol concentrations decreased (p=0.001), while protein and albumin concentrations increased (p =0.001) when both dietary vitamin C and vitamin E were increased. Serum activities of SGOT and SGPT were not influenced by dietary vitamin C or vitamin E (p>0.43). However, serum activity of AP increased (p=0.001) by increasing both dietary vitamin C and vitamin E. Increasing both dietary vitamin C and vitamin E caused an increase in serum concentrations of Ca, P, K (p=0.001), Fe, and Zn (p=0.01) but a decrease in serum concentrations of Na (p=0.001) and Cu (p=0.01). Interactions between vitamin C and vitamin E were detected for Ca, P, Na, and K (p =0.001). Greater dietary vitamin C and vitamin E resulted in a greater serum and liver vitamin E, C, and A (p_0.05), but lower MDA (p=0.001) concentrations. Results of the present study conclude that supplementing a combination of dietary vitamin C (200 mg) and vitamin E (250–500 mg) offers a good management practice to reduce heat stress-related decreases in performance of Japanese quails.

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Berberis vulgaris root extract alleviates the adverse effects of heat stress via modulating hepatic nuclear transcription factors in quails

British Journal Of Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s0007114512005648 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 110 (4) ◽

pp. 609-616 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Kazim Sahin ◽

Cemal Orhan ◽

Mehmet Tuzcu ◽

Maria H. Borawska ◽

Jakub Jabłonski ◽

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Keyword(s):

Oxidative Stress ◽

Heat Stress ◽

Egg Production ◽

Cellular Level ◽

Root Extract ◽

Performance Parameters ◽

Action Mode ◽

Berberis Vulgaris ◽

Japanese Quails ◽

Host Defence System

To evaluate the action mode of Berberis vulgaris root extract in the alleviation of oxidative stress, female Japanese quails (n 180, aged 5 weeks) were reared, either at 22°C for 24 h/d (thermoneutral, TN) or 34°C for 8 h/d (heat stress, HS), and fed one of three diets: diets containing 0, 100 or 200 mg of B. vulgaris root extract per kg for 12 weeks. Exposure to HS depressed feed intake by 8·5 % and egg production by 12·1 %, increased hepatic malondialdehyde (MDA) level by 98·0 % and decreased hepatic superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase activities by 23·5, 35·4 and 55·7 %, respectively (P< 0·001 for all). There were also aggravations in expressions of hepatic NF-κB and heat-shock protein 70 (HSP70) by 42 and 43 %, respectively and suppressions in expressions of nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2) and haeme-oxygenase 1 (HO-1) by 57 and 61 %, respectively, in heat-stressed quails (P< 0·001 for all). As supplemental B. vulgaris extract increased, there were linear increases in performance parameters, activities of antioxidant enzymes and hepatic Nrf2 and HO-1 expressions (P< 0·001 for all) and linear decreases in hepatic MDA level and NF-κB and HSP70 expressions at a greater extent in quails reared under TN condition and those reared under HS condition. In conclusion, dietary supplementation of B. vulgaris root extract to quails reduces the detrimental effects of oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation resulting from HS via activating the host defence system at the cellular level.

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