IMPACT OF DIETARY PUMPKIN SEED OIL ON PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE, SOME CARCASS TRAITS, AND BLOOD ASPECTS OF GROWING QUAILS | ||
| Minia Journal of Agricultural Research and Development | ||
| Volume 44, Issue 2, June 2024, Pages 193-206 PDF (509.21 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjard.2024.352897 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This work was carried out to evaluate the impact of inclusion of graded levels of Pumpkin seed oil (PSO) in Japanese quail diet as feed additive on performance, Some carcass traits and blood aspects. Three hundred one dayold, unsexed quails (Japanese) chicks were randomly partition in four treatments. Every treatment had 3 replicates of 25 chicks, The treatment one fed the basal diet (with no PSO supplementation). However, 2nd, 3rd and 4th treatment groups were fed diets combined with graded levels of PSO, 0.2, 0.4 and 0.6 % of diet, respectively as feed growth promoters. The data showed, no effect (P>0.05) in body weight (BW), body gain (BG), feed consumption (FC), feed conversion ratio (FCR) and some carcass traits. Birds fed dietary 0.2% of PSO supplementation presented numerically but not significantly enhancement in BW, BWG, FC, or the percentages of gizzard and edible parts in comparison to other treatments. The control group is for comparison and not to be superior to other treatments. Quails fed dietary 0.6% of PSO supplementation showed the (P≤0.01) highest total protein concentration of all dietary treatments, while quails fed dietary 0.4% of PSO supplementation recorded the lowest (P≥0.01) values of triglycerides. Adding PSO to quails diet at all levels reduced (P≥0.01) HDL and GPT but values were within normal physiological levels. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Pumpkin seed oil; Japanese quail; performance; carcass traits; blood aspects | ||
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