Dietary Moringa oleifera oil improves growth performance through modulation of intestinal functionality and physiological homeostasis in Japanese quail.
6 affiliations
- 1Department of Poultry, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44511, Egypt.
- 2Department of Animal Pordcution, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44511, Egypt.
- 3Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: [email protected].
- 4Department of Biology, College of Science, Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, 41321, Saudi Arabia.
- 5Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia.
- 6Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, 3100, Bangladesh.
Abstract
Dietaat.odulation of intestinal functionality has emerged as an effective nutritional strategy for enhancing poultry productivity by improving digestive efficiency, maintaining microbial balance, and supporting normal physiological functions. Therefore, this study investigated whether dietary supplementation with Moringa oleifera oil could improve intestinal functionality and, consequently, the productive and physiological performance of growing Japanese quail. A total of 375 one-week-old quail chicks were randomly allocated to five dietary treatments receiving a basal diet supplemented with 0, 100, 200, 300, or 400 mg Moringa oleifera oil/kg diet for 35 days. Dietary supplementation significantly enhanced intestinal functionality by increasing digestive enzyme activities, lowering intestinal pH, and reducing pathogenic microbial populations (P < 0.05). These improvements were accompanied by favorable hematological and biochemical changes, including increased red blood cell count, hemoglobin, total protein, globulin, high-density lipoprotein, and serum concentrations of potassium, calcium, zinc, and iron, together with reduced glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein, very-low-density lipoprotein, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, creatinine, and urea concentrations (P < 0.05). Birds fed Moringa oleifera oil also exhibited enhanced immune responses, as indicated by increased lysozyme activity, immunoglobulin Y, immunoglobulin M, and complement component C3 concentrations. In addition, antioxidant status was improved through increased activities of catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, reduced glutathione, and total antioxidant capacity, together with a reduction in malondialdehyde concentration (P < 0.05). These responses were associated with higher body weight, body weight gain, and improved feed conversion ratio, while feed intake remained unaffected. Overall, dietary supplementation with Moringa oleifera oil was associated with changes in growth performance and selected intestinal, biochemical, antioxidant, and immune-related variables in growing Japanese quail. Although several responses were most pronounced at 300 mg/kg, responses differed among traits.
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BibTeX
@article{elgwad2026dietary,
title = {{Dietary Moringa oleifera oil improves growth performance through modulation of intestinal functionality and physiological homeostasis in Japanese quail.}},
author = {Ahmed A E Abd Elgwad and Osama M Abdel Monem and Khairiah M Alwutayd and Waleed Alhujaili and Mariam A Alkhateeb and Nawal Al-Hoshani and Rania A El Hadi Mohamed and Nada K Alharbi and Mohammad M H Khan and Fayez M Reda},
journal = {Poultry science},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1016/j.psj.2026.107892},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42849236},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Dietary Moringa oleifera oil improves growth performance through modulation of intestinal functionality and physiological homeostasis in Japanese quail.
AU - Ahmed A E Abd Elgwad
AU - Osama M Abdel Monem
AU - Khairiah M Alwutayd
AU - Waleed Alhujaili
AU - Mariam A Alkhateeb
AU - Nawal Al-Hoshani
AU - Rania A El Hadi Mohamed
AU - Nada K Alharbi
AU - Mohammad M H Khan
AU - Fayez M Reda
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/05
JO - Poultry science
DO - 10.1016/j.psj.2026.107892
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42849236
AB - Dietaat.odulation of intestinal functionality has emerged as an effective nutritional strategy for enhancing poultry productivity by improving digestive efficiency, maintaining microbial balance, and supporting normal physiological functions. Therefore, this study investigated whether dietary supplementation with Moringa oleifera oil could improve intestinal functionality and, consequently, the productive and physiological performance of growing Japanese quail. A total of 375 one-week-old quail chicks were randomly allocated to five dietary treatments receiving a basal diet supplemented with 0, 100, 200, 300, or 400 mg Moringa oleifera oil/kg diet for 35 days. Dietary supplementation significantly enhanced intestinal functionality by increasing digestive enzyme activities, lowering intestinal pH, and reducing pathogenic microbial populations (P < 0.05). These improvements were accompanied by favorable hematological and biochemical changes, including increased red blood cell count, hemoglobin, total protein, globulin, high-density lipoprotein, and serum concentrations of potassium, calcium, zinc, and iron, together with reduced glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein, very-low-density lipoprotein, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, creatinine, and urea concentrations (P < 0.05). Birds fed Moringa oleifera oil also exhibited enhanced immune responses, as indicated by increased lysozyme activity, immunoglobulin Y, immunoglobulin M, and complement component C3 concentrations. In addition, antioxidant status was improved through increased activities of catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, reduced glutathione, and total antioxidant capacity, together with a reduction in malondialdehyde concentration (P < 0.05). These responses were associated with higher body weight, body weight gain, and improved feed conversion ratio, while feed intake remained unaffected. Overall, dietary supplementation with Moringa oleifera oil was associated with changes in growth performance and selected intestinal, biochemical, antioxidant, and immune-related variables in growing Japanese quail. Although several responses were most pronounced at 300 mg/kg, responses differed among traits.
SN - 0032-5791
SN - 1525-3171
ER -