Dietary supplementation with Dunaliella salina microalga promotes quail growth by altering lipid profile and immunity

ABSTRACT: The goals of the current research are to ascertain the impacts of Dunaliella salina (DS) on quail growth, carcass criteria, liver and kidney functions, lipid profile, and immune response. Two hundred and forty 7-day-old quail chicks were divided equally into 4 separate groups with 6 replic...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud Alagawany, Antonia Lestingi, Hagar A. Abdelzaher, Shaaban S. Elnesr, Mahmoud Madkour, Farouk K. El-Baz, Haifa E. Alfassam, Hassan A. Rudayni, Ahmed A. Allam, Mohamed E. Abd El Hack
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author Mahmoud Alagawany
Antonia Lestingi
Hagar A. Abdelzaher
Shaaban S. Elnesr
Mahmoud Madkour
Farouk K. El-Baz
Haifa E. Alfassam
Hassan A. Rudayni
Ahmed A. Allam
Mohamed E. Abd El Hack
author_facet Mahmoud Alagawany
Antonia Lestingi
Hagar A. Abdelzaher
Shaaban S. Elnesr
Mahmoud Madkour
Farouk K. El-Baz
Haifa E. Alfassam
Hassan A. Rudayni
Ahmed A. Allam
Mohamed E. Abd El Hack
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description ABSTRACT: The goals of the current research are to ascertain the impacts of Dunaliella salina (DS) on quail growth, carcass criteria, liver and kidney functions, lipid profile, and immune response. Two hundred and forty 7-day-old quail chicks were divided equally into 4 separate groups with 6 replicates with 10 birds each. The groups were as follows: 1) control diet (the basal feed without DS), 2) control diet enriched with 0.25 g DS/kg, 3) control diet enriched with 0.50 g DS/kg, and 4) control diet enriched with 1.00 g DS/kg. Results elucidated that the birds which consumed 0.5 and 1 g DS/kg diet performed better than other birds in terms of live body weight (LBW), body weight gain (BWG), and feed conversion ratio (FCR). There were no significant changes in feed intake (FI) and carcass characteristics due to different dietary DS levels. Compared to the control group, DS-treated groups had better lipid profile (low total cholesterol and LDL values and high HDL values) and immune response (complement 3 values). The quails consumed feeds with different levels of DS had greater (P < 0.038) C3 compared to control. Adding 0.5 and 1 g DS/kg lowered blood concentrations of triglycerides and total protein (TP) values. The high level of DS (1 g/kg) had higher albumin values and lower AST values than other groups (P < 0.05). The creatinine values were at the lowest levels in the group consumed 0.50 g DS/kg feed. No changes (P > 0.05) were demonstrated among experimental groups in the ALT, urea, and lysozyme values. In conclusion, adding D. salina to growing quail diets enhanced growth, immune system, blood lipid profile, and kidney and liver function.
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spelling doaj.art-948f499bd4884c6483941db6d8df50c62024-03-13T04:44:50ZengElsevierPoultry Science0032-57912024-05-011035103591Dietary supplementation with Dunaliella salina microalga promotes quail growth by altering lipid profile and immunityMahmoud Alagawany0Antonia Lestingi1Hagar A. Abdelzaher2Shaaban S. Elnesr3Mahmoud Madkour4Farouk K. El-Baz5Haifa E. Alfassam6Hassan A. Rudayni7Ahmed A. Allam8Mohamed E. Abd El Hack9Poultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt; Corresponding author:Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Valenzano, Bari 70010, ItalyPoultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, EgyptPoultry Production Department, Agriculture Faculty, Fayoum University, Fayoum, EgyptAnimal Production Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, 12622 Giza, EgyptPlant Biochemistry Department, National Research Centre (NRC), Dokki, Cairo, EgyptDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh 11623, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Beni-suef University, Beni-suef 65211, EgyptPoultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, EgyptABSTRACT: The goals of the current research are to ascertain the impacts of Dunaliella salina (DS) on quail growth, carcass criteria, liver and kidney functions, lipid profile, and immune response. Two hundred and forty 7-day-old quail chicks were divided equally into 4 separate groups with 6 replicates with 10 birds each. The groups were as follows: 1) control diet (the basal feed without DS), 2) control diet enriched with 0.25 g DS/kg, 3) control diet enriched with 0.50 g DS/kg, and 4) control diet enriched with 1.00 g DS/kg. Results elucidated that the birds which consumed 0.5 and 1 g DS/kg diet performed better than other birds in terms of live body weight (LBW), body weight gain (BWG), and feed conversion ratio (FCR). There were no significant changes in feed intake (FI) and carcass characteristics due to different dietary DS levels. Compared to the control group, DS-treated groups had better lipid profile (low total cholesterol and LDL values and high HDL values) and immune response (complement 3 values). The quails consumed feeds with different levels of DS had greater (P < 0.038) C3 compared to control. Adding 0.5 and 1 g DS/kg lowered blood concentrations of triglycerides and total protein (TP) values. The high level of DS (1 g/kg) had higher albumin values and lower AST values than other groups (P < 0.05). The creatinine values were at the lowest levels in the group consumed 0.50 g DS/kg feed. No changes (P > 0.05) were demonstrated among experimental groups in the ALT, urea, and lysozyme values. In conclusion, adding D. salina to growing quail diets enhanced growth, immune system, blood lipid profile, and kidney and liver function.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579124001706Dunaliella, quailgrowthimmunityblood
spellingShingle Mahmoud Alagawany
Antonia Lestingi
Hagar A. Abdelzaher
Shaaban S. Elnesr
Mahmoud Madkour
Farouk K. El-Baz
Haifa E. Alfassam
Hassan A. Rudayni
Ahmed A. Allam
Mohamed E. Abd El Hack
Dietary supplementation with Dunaliella salina microalga promotes quail growth by altering lipid profile and immunity
Poultry Science
Dunaliella, quail
growth
immunity
blood
title Dietary supplementation with Dunaliella salina microalga promotes quail growth by altering lipid profile and immunity
title_full Dietary supplementation with Dunaliella salina microalga promotes quail growth by altering lipid profile and immunity
title_fullStr Dietary supplementation with Dunaliella salina microalga promotes quail growth by altering lipid profile and immunity
title_full_unstemmed Dietary supplementation with Dunaliella salina microalga promotes quail growth by altering lipid profile and immunity
title_short Dietary supplementation with Dunaliella salina microalga promotes quail growth by altering lipid profile and immunity
title_sort dietary supplementation with dunaliella salina microalga promotes quail growth by altering lipid profile and immunity
topic Dunaliella, quail
growth
immunity
blood
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579124001706
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