Dietary Cumin (Cuminum cyminum) Seed Powder Supplementation Had No Adverse Effects on Growth Performance and Carcass Traits of Japanese quail, Coturnix coturnix japonica
2020
Ceti̇nkaya, Orhan | Filik, Gokhan
The present study was conducted to explore the usage of different levels of cumin (Cuminumcyminum) seed powder (CSP) in quail nutrition as a natural growth promoter. One hundred (oneday-old) unsexed quail chicks were randomly divided into five groups of similar mean weight (8.8g), each with five replicates of four chicks. The control group received a basal diet. For the othergroups, the basal diet was supplemented with 1, 2, 4 and 8 g/kg CSP. The observed variablesincluded growth performance, carcass parts and internal organ weights. Results showed that CSPdid not affect the observed variables statistically. However, the best FCR ratio was observed in an8 g/kg CSP group. Similarly, the highest live weight among the animals slaughtered in all groupsin the study was again in the same group (8 g/kg CSP: 304.9 g), but no statistical difference betweenwas observed with all groups. There was no incidence of any mortality or any signs of the adverseeffects of CSP during the experimental period. Dietary CSP supplementation had not any adverseeffects on growth performance and carcass parts weight. Consequently, further studies are neededto investigate the effects of CSP on the meat quality and digestive system in poultry.
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