Effect of some medicinal plants as safe feed Additives on growth performance, feed Utilization and some blood constituents of Japanese quails [electronic resource].

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This study was conducted to investigate the effect of adding Fenugreek seeds (FUS) and Nigella sativa seeds (NSS) at different levels 0.0, 0.2, 0.4 and 0.6% to quail diets on growth performance. some blood constituents, body chemical composition and carcass characteristic during the fattening period. Eighty hundred and forty, 7 day- old unsexed Japanese quails were randomly distributed into 7 experimental groups containing 120 birds each. Each group was represented by three replicates, of 40 birds. FUS and NSS were added to the diet at levels 0.0, 0.2, 0.4 and 0.6%. The control diet (0.0%) had no additives. Diets were formulated to meet nutrient requirements of quails. The obtained results indicated that all growth performance measurements ( live body weight. body gain and feed conversion ratio) were significantly (P:S 0.05) improved for quails fed diet containing FUS and NSS at a level 0.6% compared with other dietary treatments. Converse trend was observed for feed intake. where control group were consumed more feed compared with those fed FUS and NSS at different levels.

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