Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Black Cumin Seeds (Nigella sativa) on Performance, Carcass Traits, and Meat Quality of Japanese Quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

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dc.authoridKorczynski, Mariusz/0000-0003-1959-7866
dc.authoridAsghar, Muhammad Umair/0000-0003-2838-0749
dc.authoridWilk, Martyna/0000-0003-3046-6672
dc.contributor.authorAsghar, Muhammad Umair
dc.contributor.authorDogan, Sibel Canogullari
dc.contributor.authorWilk, Martyna
dc.contributor.authorKorczynski, Mariusz
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T13:31:31Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T13:31:31Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentNiğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractSimple Summary Over the last decade, there has been a surge of interest in the use of natural herbs as antibiotic alternatives or natural feed additives in diets to boost animal productivity and optimize the potential production. One of the natural feed additives is black cumin powder (BCP), which is characterized by high antioxidant activity and high phenolic contents. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of varying levels of BCP added to the Japanese quail diet on the growth, slaughter carcass, sensory features, and some meat preservation properties. It is worth noting that BCP lowered the overall quantity of bacteria and increased the quality of meat preservation. According to our findings, the supplementation of BCP had a positive influence on the quail growth, lipid profile, antioxidant, immunity, meat storage quality, pH, and decrease in pathogenic bacteria content. The current study was conducted to determine the effect of adding black cumin (Nigella sativa) powder (BCP) to the Japanese quail diet on the carcass characteristics and meat quality. In this research, 240 Japanese quail chicks (mean initial body weight 9.15 +/- 0.12) were divided into four groups of four replications each. Treatments consisted of the addition of BCP at levels 1, 2, and 4% to the mixed feed and control group without the BCP additive. Compared to the other groups, the group with the 2% BCP diet had a higher live weight (LW), body weight gain (BWG), and a better feed conversion ratio (FCR, p < 0.05). BCP administration had no impact on the carcass characteristics, however, BCP had a significant effect on the thigh and breast meat. The animal study protocol was approved by the Nigde Governorship, Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry, Turkey (protocol code: E-15018773-050.01.04-75932 and date of approval: 26 April 2021) for studies involving animals. Lower thiobarbituric acid (TBA), pH, peroxide, and total psychrophilic bacteria levels were found in the BCP added groups compared to the control group (p < 0.05). When compared with the control, the sensory properties such as color, juiciness, softness, and flavor were significantly higher in the BCP treated groups, especially when fed the 2% BCP diet. It can be concluded that BCP as an additive to quail feeds had a significant effect on the performance of quails as well as on the shelf life of the meat. In order to avoid health and environmental concerns, it was concluded that BCP can be used as a natural additive to replace synthetic antimicrobials and antioxidants at the level of 1-2% in quail compound feeds.
dc.description.sponsorshipNigde Omer Halisdemir University Scientific Research Projects Unit [TGT 2021/12-LUTEP]; Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was funded by Ni.gde Omer Halisdemir University Scientific Research Projects Unit, grant number TGT 2021/12-LUTEP and the APC was funded by Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ani12101298
dc.identifier.issn2076-2615
dc.identifier.issue10
dc.identifier.pmid35625144
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85130182577
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ani12101298
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/14892
dc.identifier.volume12
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000801609900001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMdpi
dc.relation.ispartofAnimals
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241106
dc.subjectblack cumin powder
dc.subjectmeat quality
dc.subjectnatural-antioxidant
dc.subjectperformance efficiency
dc.subjectquail
dc.titleEffect of Dietary Supplementation of Black Cumin Seeds (Nigella sativa) on Performance, Carcass Traits, and Meat Quality of Japanese Quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica)
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