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Influences of dietary supplementation of antimicrobial cold pressed oils mixture on growth performance and intestinal microflora of growing Japanese quails

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El-Hack, Mohamed E. Abd, Mahgoub, Samir A., Alagawany, Mahmoud, Dhama, Kuldeep·2015·International Journal of Pharmacology

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This study evaluated the effect of dietary supplementation of antimicrobial cold pressed oils mixture [1:1:1 of Nigella sativa, cloves and rosemary (NCR)] at levels of 0.75 and 1.5 g kgG 1 diet, on growth performance, carcass traits and some microbiological aspects for growing Japanese quails.A total number of 225 growing Japanese quails one week old were used in a complete randomized design experiment with three treatments.Final live body weight was significantly (p<0.01)higher by 2.89% in quails fed diet supplemented with 1.5 g NCR oil compared to those fed the control diet.Feed intake increased statistically (p<0.01) as the level of oil mixture supplement increased.The best feed conversion of 2.87 was associated with 1.5 g oil during period 3-6 weeks of age, whilst the control group gave the best feed conversion within the whole period (1-6 weeks of age) followed by the experimental group treated with 1.5 g NCR oil.Feeding quails on a diet enriched with 1.5 g NCR oil resulted in the best carcass percentage which increased by 3.72% compared to those fed the control diet.The populations of Total Bacterial Count (TBC), coliforms and Escherichia coli in ileum, ceca and feces were fewer (p<0.05) in quails fed diet supplemented with NCR oil mixtures (1.5 g w/w) compared with the control diet.In conclusion, the dietary supplementation of antimicrobial cold pressed oils mixture by 1.5 g kgG 1 showed the potential to enhance the growth performance and reduce intestinal and excreta pathogenic bacteria in quails.

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Authors
El-Hack, M. E. A., Mahgoub, S. A., Alagawany, M., & Dhama, K.
Affiliations
  • Zagazig University (EG)
  • Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IN)
Venue
International Journal of Pharmacology
Publisher
IMR Press
Published
2015-09-15
Volume
11
Issue
7
Pages
689-696
ISSN
1811-7775 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2547099889
Cited by
45
References
40
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FWCI
5.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
International Journal of Pharmacology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
Keywords
Japanese quail, dietary supplementation, cold-pressed oil, Nigella sativa, Syzygium aromaticum, Rosmarinus officinalis, antimicrobial feed additives, growth performance, carcass characteristics, gut microbiota, Escherichia coli, coliform bacteria, feed conversion ratio, pathogenic bacteria

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