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Effect of Phytogenic Feed Additives on Growth Performance of Japanese Quail

Author: P. Tensingh Gnanaraj, S. Ezhil Valavan and A. Arun Bharathi

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Abstract

Use of Antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) in poultry feed has been reduced in many countries due to antibiotic resistance. As an alternative to antibiotics locally available herbal mixtures are added in poultry feed to enhance the performance of chicken. Hence, the present study was designed to analyse the effect of phytogenic feed additives (Allium sativum, Emblica officinalis, Ocimum sanctum, Cuminum cyminum, Curcuma longa, Foeniculum vulgare, Jatropha curcas, Murraya koenigii, Piper nigrum, Trigonella foenum graecum and Zingiber officinale) on growth performance of Japanese quails. A total of 360-day old Japanese quail chicks were randomly divided into four treatment groups with three replicates of 30 Japanese quail chicks in each. Graded level of phytogenic feed additives (0, 0.5, 0.75 and 1 %) added to the basal feed. There was a significant difference (P < 0.01) in body weight and weight gain at 4 and 5 weeks of age between treatment groups. Japanese quail received 1 % phytogenic feed additives had significantly (P<0.01) higher feed consumption and better feed conversion ratio. No significant difference in livability among treatment groups. Ready-to-cook yield showed significant (P<0.05) difference among treatment and control group. Supplementation of phytogenic feed additives had non-significant effect on sensory attributes. The inclusion of 1 % phytogenic feed additives improved the growth performance of Japanese quail.

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Phytogenic feed additives, Growth performance, Japanese quail

Conclusion

It is concluded that the supplementation of phytogenic feed additives at graded levels enhanced growth performance in Japanese quails. Further, it could be explained that this improvement on growth may be due to enhanced digestibility, anti-oxidant and anti-microbial activities of phytogenic feed additives fed to Japanese quails.

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P. Tensingh Gnanaraj, S. Ezhil Valavan and A. Arun Bharathi (2023). Effect of Phytogenic Feed Additives on Growth Performance of Japanese Quail. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(4): 575-579.