The effects of Vit C on different essential elements in Cadmium toxicity in Japanese quails.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Seyyed Sattar Tohidifar
Hossein Hassanpour 1
Shahab Bahadoran 2
abdonaser Mohebi 3
Elaheh Askari 4
1 Department of Basic sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, iran
2 Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord, Iran
3 Shahrekord University
4 Department of Nutrition, School of Health and Nutrition Nutritional Health Research Center Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorram abad, Iran
10.22034/ijvcs.2023.14083.1034
Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the effects of Vit C on Ca, P, Fe and Cu in cadmium toxicity in Japanese quail. A total of 60 1-d-old Japanese quail were randomly distributed among 4 dietary treatments with 3 replicate pens per treatment. In group1, chickens were fed on basal diet without added Cd (control group). In group 2, chickens were fed on basal diet with 40 ppm Cd in drinking water. In group3, quails were fed on basal diet + 500 ppm of Vit C; and in group 4 treatment, quails were fed on basal diet + 500 ppm Vit C and 40 ppm Cd in drinking water. Cd was added as cadmium chloride. On day 35, three quails per replicate pen were killed for collection of liver and breast and tight muscle samples. Samples were analyzed by ICP-MS. The results of our study showed that Cd toxicity led to an increase of liver and muscle Cd concentration and decreased levels of Fe, Ca, P and Cu in the body tissues. The results also showed that supplementation of vit C decreased Cd content in the liver and muscles of japanese quails. The present study revealed several correlations between essential and toxic elements, illustrating the importance of the balance between oxidant elements and antioxidants.

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Iranian Journal of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Volume 17, Issue 1 - Serial Number 28
Spring & Summer 2023
September 2023
Pages 35-44