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Some metabolic and productive responses of growing Japanese quail as affected by dietary thyme, dianthus and fennel

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

S. A. Abd El-Latif
S. A. Abd El-Latif*
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Department of Animal Production, Minia University, Egypt
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This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of adding some herbal feed additives (HF A) [thyme (T, Thymus Vulgaris L.), dianthus (D, Delphinum Ajaews), and fennel (F, Foeniculum Vulgare L.)] at a level of 10g/kg to Japanese quail diets on performance and some metabolic functions. Adding HFA to the control diet improved (P<0.05) body gain, feed intake and feed conversion (feed/gain) efficiency. The birds fed dietary F additive exhibited the best (P<0.05) values of these parameters during the entire period (0 to 6 weeks of age), compared with other dietary treatments. There was an improvement (P<0.05) in total protein, globulin, and albumin for birds fed dietary T or F at six weeks of age. Birds fed on dietary F recorded the lowest (P<0.05) value of these components compared with other dietary treatments.

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BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 28: Integrated management systems for livestock , 2001 , pp. 165 - 167
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 2001

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