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| Inci,Hakan; Ozdemir,Gokce; Sengul,Ahmet Yusuf; Sogut,Bunyamin; Nursoy,Hüseyin; Sengul,Turgay. |
| ABSTRACT The present study was conducted to determine the effects of supplemented juniper berry (Juniperus communis) on fattening performance and some carcass traits of quails. A total of 150 one-day-old Japanese quail chicks were randomly divided into five groups (one control and four treated groups) with three replicates. Four different juniper berry levels (0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2%) and a control treatment (0%) were added to the diet. Juniper berry supplementation to the diets initiated at the end of the 1st week and sustained for seven weeks. Live weight, feed intake, and feed conversion ratio during the trial and some carcass traits after slaughter were determined. Juniper berry supplementation in the diet during seven weeks of growing period significantly... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Aromatic plant; Carcass traits; Growth performance. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982016000500230 |
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