TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Effects of Diet Supplemented with the Black Cumin (<I>Nigella sativa </I>L<I>.</I>) upon Immune Potential and Antioxidant Marker Enzymes and Lipid Peroxidation in Broiler Chicks
AU - , Bunyamin Sogut AU - , Ismail Celik AU - , Yasin Tuluce 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 7
IS  - 10
SP  - 1196
EP  - 1199
PY  - 2008
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2008.1196.1199
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2008.1196.1199
KW  - Nigella sativa L.
KW  -antioxidants
KW  -immune potential
KW  -malondialdehyde
KW  -broiler chicks
AB  - This study was carried out to investigate whether <I>Nigella sativa</I> (NS) could decrease the lipid peroxidation [Malondialdehyde = MDA], increase the anti-oxidant defence system [Reduced Glutathione (GSH), Catalase (CAT) and Glutathione-S-Tranferase (GST)] and also posses the immunopttential [Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) and Myeloperoxidase (MPO)]. Totally, 100 Ross 308 birds, 1 day old, were used. Chicks were divided into 4 experimental groups, (control, 3, 5 and 7% containing <I>Nigella sativa</I>) each containing 25 broiler chicks. While, the control group received normal broiler fattening feed, the treatments groups were fed with the feed containing 3, 5 and 7% grinded <I>Nigella sativa</I> seed and all groups fed and watered <I>ad libitum </I>for 6 weeks during experiment. At the end of the 6 weeks experiment, liver samples were taken to measure MDA, GSH, CAT, GST, ADA and MPO. While, treatment with <I>N. sativa </I>decreased the liver MDA content, increased the activities of CAT, GST, ADA and MPO significantly, but increased the level of GSH lightly in comparison to control. It was concluded that <I>N. sativa </I>might be used to potent of antioxidant and immune system and also prevent liver from oxidative stress resulting lipidperoxidation.
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