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Effects of exposing Japanese quail eggs to a low dose of gamma radiation and in ovo feeding by two sources of trace elements on embryonic development activities

Research Authors
Hatab, M., Chen, W., Abouelezz, K., Elaroussi, M., Badran, A., Zoheir, K., El-komy, E., Li, S. and Elokil, A.,
Research Abstract

Thepresentstudyinvestigatedtheinflu-enceofexposingquaileggstolow-dosegammaradiation(GR)andinovofeedingwith2sourcesofamixtureoftraceelements(Zn,Fe,andCu),includingsulfate(TES)andloadedwithmontmorillonite(TEM),onembryonicdevelopmentactivitiesandprehatchquality.Atotalof960eggsontheseventhdayofincubationwererandomlydividedinto6groups(160eggs/group)with4replicateof40eggsineach.A3£2factorialarrangementexperimentwasperformedandincluded3sourcesinovofeedingwithamixtureoftraceelements(Zn,Fe,andCu),including0mg/egg,50mgTES/egg,and50mgTEM/eggwitheggirradiationusing0and0.2GyfromGR.Eggsinjectedwith50mgTEM/eggandexposedto0.2GyfromGR(TEM/GR)wassignificantly(P≤0.05and0.01)higherinhatchability,hatchbodyweight,andrelativeorganweight(liver,gizzard,proventriculus,heart,andintes-tine).Theobtainedresultsindicatedsignificant(P≤0.05)decreasedintheserumconcentrationofmalondialdehyde(MDA)inTEM/GRgroup.Therewassignificant(P≤0.05)increasedofcatalase(CAT)activityandthe concentrationsofgrowthhormone(GH)andinsulin-likegrowthfactor-1(IGF-1)inTEM/GRgroup;however;totalantioxidantcapacity(T-AOC)wassignificant(P≤0.05)increasedinCT/GRgroup.SerumconcentrationsofimmunoglobulinM(IgM)(P≤0.05)andtumornecrosisfactor-alpha(TNF-a)wereincreasedintheTEM/CRgroup;theconcentrationoftransforminggrowthfactorbeta(TGF-b)significant(P≤0.05)increasedintheTEM/GRgroup;andinterleukins(IL6andIL10)showednosignificantdifferencesamongthegroups.Ourresultsshowedincreaseinthyroxineandmyostatincon-centrationswithTES/CRandCT/GRofourstudygroups,respectively.TherelativemRNAexpressionlevelsoftheGH,IGF-1,andFascellsurfacedeathreceptor(FAS)genesweresignificantly(P≤0.05and0.01)upre-gulatedinthelivertissueoftheTEM/GRgroupcom-paredwiththeothergroups.Inconclusion,TEM/GRwasthebesttreatmentforimprovingprehatchquality,increasingserumantioxidantenzymeactivities,andpro-motingtheexpressionofgrowthandimmunegenesinfer-tilizedquaileggs.

Research Date
Research Department
Research Journal
Poultry Science
Research Publisher
Elsevier
Research Rank
Q1
Research Vol
103
Research Website
https://www.aun.edu.eg/agriculture/node/add/research
Research Year
2023
Research Pages
103364