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Productive, physiological and immunological effects of using some natural feed additives in japanese quail
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التأثيرات الانتاجية و الفسيولوجية و المناعية لاستخدام بعض الاضافات الغذائية الطبيعية في علائق السمان اليابانى
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| Abstract |
A total number of four hundred one day-old unsexed Japanese quail were used to evaluate some herbal feed additives(black seed and fenugreek) as growth promoters for quails .Birds were divided into four equal groups. The treatments were control (0 additive), 2% black seed, 2% fenugreek and 1% black seed + l% fenugreek.
Birds were exposed to 24-17 hour light daily during growing and production periods, respectively. Feed and water were given ad-libitum.
The experiment lasted for 12 weeks of age. During the experimental period some productive, physiological and immunological parameters were taken.
Results indicated that using black seed and fenugreek improved body weight during 0-6 weeks of age and all treatments improved body weight and body gain during 0-12 weeks of age. Black seed and fenugreek alone decreased the feed consumption for all experimental period Using 2% black seed and 2% fenugreek increased in egg number, egg weight and egg mass and all treatments improved the fertility and hatchability percentages and egg quality compared to control group.
Adding black seed and fenugreek increased serum LH, FSH, 13 and 14 hormones, serum glucose, cholesterol, LDL, HDL, total lipids and triglycerides were decreased in the treatments compared with control group at the end of experimental period Also all treatments increased in AST, total protein, albumin and globulin, while no significant differences were observed between treatments and control group in serum ALT. However, yolk and liver cholesterol, LDL, HDL and total lipids were decreased by using all treatments compared to control group.
Using 2% black seed improved the RBC's, WBC's, HB and PCV.
Primary and secondary responses to sheep red blood cells (SRBC,s) were
higher in black seed group than fenugreek, black seed + fenugreek and the control group.
Also using black seed and fenugreek have increased relative weights of spleen, bursa and thymus, and improved the carcass, dressing percentages, while the abdominal fat % was decreased
It can be concluded that using black seed and fenugreek in quail diets improving the productive, some physiological and immunological performance for Japanese quail and produce healthily animal product for human consumption.
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| Publication year |
2007
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| Pages |
557-581
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| Availability location |
معهد بحوث الانتاج الحيوانى-7 شارع نادى الصيد- الدقى - الجيزة
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| Organization Name |
Rabbit, Turkey and Water Fowl Research Department
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الاسكندرية
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| serial title |
Egyptian Poultry Science
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| Author(s) from ARC |
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| External authors (outside ARC) |
عادل محمد ابو طالب
هيئة الطاقة الذرية
ماجدة محمد مصطفى وكوك
هيئة الطاقة الذرية
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| Agris Categories |
Animal physiology - Nutrition
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AGROVOC
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Feed additives.
Fertility.
Immunological factors.
Production.
Quails.
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Journal
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