The effect of different levels of black cumin powder on the performance of some blood parameters and intestinal tissue morphology of Japanese quail

cumin is one of the most ancient medicinal plants in traditional medicine which is used for treatment and prevention of gastrointestinal disorders and disorders .in order to investigate the effect of different levels of cumin (bunium persicum) powder on performance of some blood parameters and morphological characteristics of ileum of Japanese quail.

In this experiment, 400 male Japanese quails were randomly assigned to four treatments, five replicates and 20 quails in each replicate from 14 to 42 days of age. The black cumin powder was applied at four levels (0.5, 1 and 1.5 %) at four levels

There was no significant difference between the levels of black cumin and the control treatment (p< 0.05). Serum albumin was significantly increased under the diet supplemented with 1 and 1.5 % of black cumin powder (p < 0.05 ) .Blood serum calcium and protein levels were significantly increased under the diet containing 1.5 % of black cumin powder (p < 0.05 ).The amount of phosphorus and glucose in the diet containing 0.5 % of the black cumin powder in the diet decreased and significantly (p < 0.05 ) increased in comparison with the control .The triglyceride concentration in the treatment group was significantly lower than the control treatment (p < 0.05).

Morphology of ileum in experimental treatments was not significantly different from control treatment. According to the results, adding black cumin powder at 0.5 % level in Japanese quail diet improved the performance and quality of carcass traits compared to other treatments.