Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Molluscan Research, cilt.45, sa.4, ss.301-311, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
The histological effects of feeding rations prepared with different contents (0.5%, 1% and 2%) of black cumin (Nigella sativa L., 1758) on Cornu aspersum (Müller, 1774) have been investigated. We conducted feeding trials for 30 days with feeding 600 individuals of Cornu aspersum with an average weight of 15 g ± 0.01 of food that contained varying amounts of black cumin equivalent to 0.5%, 1% and 2% of total food mass. Histological examinations were made of muscle, intestine, and hepatopancreas tissues for all groups fed with black cumin. While cells of the control group were normal, we observed histopathological effects in the organs of those individuals that were fed with diets containing different amounts of black cumin. These effects were proportional to the applied dose of cumin. Based on our observations, we recommend the use of 0.5% of black cumin in the feeding regimen of Cornu aspersum during cultivation as this does not cause any histologically negative effects.