EFFECTS OF GINGER AND BEE PROPOLIS ON THE PERFORMANCE, CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS AND BLOOD CONSTITUENTS OF GROWING JAPANESE QUAIL | ||
| Egyptian Poultry Science Journal | ||
| Article 9, Volume 36, Issue 1, March 2016, Pages 143-159 PDF (616.41 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/epsj.2016.33238 | ||
| Authors | ||
| hassan zeweil1; m h abd el rahman1; W M Desoky1; Salma H Abu hafsa2; A B Abdulhamid1 | ||
| 11Dep. of Anim. and Fish Prod., Fac. of Agric. (Saba Basha), Univ. of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt | ||
| 22Dep.of Livestock Res., Arid Lands Cultivation Res. Instit., City of Scientific Res. and Technological Applications, New Borg El-Arab, P.O. Box 21934, Alexandria, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study was conducted to investigate the effect of supplementing ginger and bee propolis as a growth promoter and antioxidant material on performance traits, carcass characteristics, blood parameters and antioxidant status of growing Japanese quail. A total of one hundred and thirty-five, 7 days old unsexed growing Japanese quails were randomly divided into 5 groups, each 3 replication of 9 birds per replicate in a complete randomized design. Five diets were formulated as follows: the1st diet was basal diet without supplement and served as negative control and the 2nd diet was basal diet supplemented with 100 mg/kg antibiotic and served as positive control, while the 3rd and 4th diets included 125 mg/kg ginger and 500 mg/kg bee propolis, respectively and the 5th diet included a mixture of 125 mg ginger + 500 mg bee propolis/ kg diet. The results showed that dietary supplementations did not significantly (P≤0.05) influence the final live weight and weight gain. Significant (P≤0.05) decrease in feed intake was recorded in the group received antibiotic and 500 mg propolis in their diet as compared to the control. Quails received 500 mg propolis in their diet had the best (P≤0.05) record of feed conversion ratio. This group surpassed the control one by 4.2 %. The highest value of relative carcass weights was obtained in the group received 500 mg propolis/kg diet. Numerical decrease was observed in relative weight of abdominal fat and numerical increase was observed in lymphoid organs in all groups fed the different supplementations. Antibody titters against avian Newcastle disease significantly improved by different treatments at 21 days after vaccination. Serum total lipids, triglycerides and total cholesterol were significantly decreased for groups fed on different feed additives as compared to negative control group. Significant increase in HDL concentration was recorded in the groups given ginger or propolis contained diets as compared to the control groups. Dietary treatments significantly increased total antioxidant capacity and glutathione peroxidase activity and significantly decreased Malondialdehyde compared to the negative control. In conclusion, the results indicated that growing Japanese quail fed diet supplemented with ginger, propolis or its combination could effectively be added to quail ration to improve feed conversion ratio and humeral immunity and optimize lipid profile in blood serum and enhance anti-oxidative status. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Quail; Ginger; Bee propolis; performance; carcass; blood constituents | ||
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