Effect of Thymus and Anis and Mixture on some Physiological and Productive Traits of Quail | ||
| Rafidain Journal of Science | ||
| Article 12, Volume 27, Issue 3, September 2018, Pages 49-61 PDF (213.09 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.33899/rjs.2018.159377 | ||
| Author | ||
| Ghadeer A. Rahawi* | ||
| Department of Animal Resources, College of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Mosul | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The experiment was carried out on quails (unsexed, one day old), to evaluate the effect of supplementation of thymus and anise to ration in physiological, productive traites, birds weight and divided to 4 treatments, three replicate and 20 birds for each replicate for 7 weeks. The experimental treatments were, T1(control): reared on standard ration, T2 reared on standard ration supplemented thyme with 10 g/kg ration, T3 reared on standard ration supplemented anise with 10 g/kg ration and T4 reared on standard ration supplemented with 10 g thyme and 10g anise/kg ration. Statistical analysis of data showed significant increase in live body weight and weight gain for T4, and significant increase in feed intake in for T2 and T4. significant improvement in feed conversion ratio for T3 and T4. Also, improved mean egg weight, dressing percentage, heart, liver, gizzard, breast, thighs, wings and neck in 4th treatment. And 3rd treatment improved weight of carcass, red blood cell (T.RBC count), hematocrit values (PCV) and hemoglobin concentration (Hb), while decrease mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC). 2nd and 3rd and 4th treatment decrease glucose concentration and bacterium number in intestine, but show significant (P ≤ 0.05) increase in total protein, albumin, globulin, triglycerides and cholesterol concentration. Also, length and improved 2nd , 3rd and 4th treatment egg quality. It concluded from this study that the thyme and anise plant supplement to dieted quail bird improved some of the physiological, productive and reproductive characters and egg quality . | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Thyme; anise; quail; physiological parameter | ||
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