Growth performance, blood antioxidant status, and bone biomechanical properties in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) fed diets supplemented with sodium bentonite
Ankara Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi, cilt.73, sa.3, ss.269-276, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 73 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.33988/auvfd.1706862
- Dergi Adı: Ankara Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM), Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.269-276
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Biomechanical properties, Growth performance, Quails, Sodium bentonite
- Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Few studies have established a relationship between clay minerals used in poultry nutrition and both the antioxidant capacity and the bone biomechanical properties. In our study, the effect of sodium bentonite clay mineral on growth performance, blood antioxidant status and bone biomechanical properties of quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) was investigated. In the study, a total of 180 one-day-old quail chicks were divided into 3 groups: a control group (C) and 2 experimental groups. The chicks were fed a basal diet or the basal diet supplemented with sodium bentonite at doses of 1% (NB1) and 2% (NB2). At the end of the experiment, quails fed with sodium bentonite showed a quadratic response in FI (P=0.037) related to growth performance, while other parameters were not affected. Malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) values related to antioxidant status showed linear responses (P=0.033; P≤0.001; P=0.008 and P≤0.001, respectively), whereas other blood antioxidant parameters were not affected. Bone biomechanical properties of the tibia and femur were not affected. This study demonstrates that sodium bentonite improves antioxidant status in quail but has no significant effects on growth performance or bone biomechanical properties, suggesting that this clay mineral may be a safe feed additive when used in a controlled manner.