Growth Performance, Gut Microbiota and Haemato-Biochemical Profile of Quails Fed Diet Supplemented with Graded Levels of D. glomerata Fruit Powder

Autor: Pimagha Moffo Herman Joël, Mube Kuetchie Hervé, Kana Jean Raphaël, Fonteh Anyangwe Florence, Ebile Dayan Agwah, Nguefack Djieufo Gildas, Edie Nounamo Langston Wilfried, Ngouana Tadjong Ruben
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Animal and Veterinary Sciences. 6:80
ISSN: 2328-5842
DOI: 10.11648/j.avs.20180605.13
Popis: As a consequence of the antibiotics growth promoters restriction in livestock farming, there is a growing interest in plant feed additives. This study was designed to evaluate the effects of supplementing D. glomerata fruit powder on growth performance of Japanese quails. A total of 200 two weeks-old Japanese quail were randomly allocated to five experimental treatment groups. Experimental diets consisted of incorporating D. glomerata powder in the control ration (T0) at 2g (T1), 4g (T2) and 6g/kg (T3) of feed. Quails fed with D. glomerata supplemented diets were compared to quails fed on diet without any supplement (T0) and an antibiotic (1g/kg) medicated diet (T0+). Throughout the production period feed intake was not significantly affected by the experimental rations. Weight gain was significantly higher (p 0.05) on the relative weight of organs when compared to the control diets. WBC, MCV, MCH, and MCHC were not significantly (p>0.05) affected by this spice. RBC significantly increased (p
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