The effects of nonlphenol on growth, egg production and hatching results in the quail

s: Alkylphenolpolyethoxylates (APEs) are used as non-ionic surfactants and antioxidants in detergents, herbicides, pesticides, paints and plasticware. In this study, it was sought to determine the effects of nonylphenol (NP), a derivative of (APEs), on growth, feed conversion ratio, egg production, and hatching in quails. Quails were exposed to 0 (control), 10, 100, 500, 1000 and 5000 μg NP/kg feed. Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA followed by TUKEY’s test. Results showed that nonylphenol did not have significant effect (P>0.05) on growth and feed conversion ratio in quails among all groups in the first six weeks of treatment. Although nonylphenol did not have significant effect on egg production and feed consumption in layers after six weeks of treatment, there was a significant reduction in egg production after ten weeks of treatment in quails exposed to the highest concentration of NP (P<0.05). It was also determined that nonylphenol did not have significant effect on hatching results (P>0.05). In conclusion, it can be said that NP could have adverse effects on egg production when quail exposed to higher concentrations of NP in a longer period of time.