Data/hora: 06/06/2024 00:33:32

Provedor de dados: | 2
País: | Brazil
Título: | Appraisal of purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) extract on production performance, internal organs, and gut microflora of japanese quail
Autores: | Seifi, Saeed; Khoshbakht, Rahem; Hajati, Hosna; Gilani, Ali.
Data: | 2017-12-27
Ano: | 2017
Palavras-chave: | Echinacea purpurea; Japanese quail; Performance; Gut microflora.
Resumo: | An experiment was carried out to evaluate the effects of Echinacea purpurea (EP) extract at 5 levels (0, 0.25, 0.5, 1 or 2 mL L-1 of drinking water) on performance, internal organs and gut microflora of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix Japonica). The results showed that EP extract decreased feed intake and body weight gain of quails. The feed conversion ratio of quails fed with EP extract at the level of 0.5 ml L-1 drinking water was significantly decreased compared to the control group. Adding EP extract at the levels of 0.25, 0.5 or 1 mL L-1 drinking water decreased carcass yield of the birds (p &lt; 0.05). The relative weight of internal organs of the birds fed different levels of EP extract was not significantly different. Birds consumed EP extract at the levels of 1 or 2 mL L-1 drinking water had lower ileal aerobic bacteria population compared to the control group; however, the ileal Coliform population increased by EP extract supplementation (p &lt; 0.05). Results of the present study indicated that using EP extract at the level of 0.5 mL L-1 drinking water could improve feed conversion ratio of quails; however, it decreased the carcass yield of the birds.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAnimSci/article/view/37230

10.4025/actascianimsci.v40i0.37230

Editor: | Editora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Relação:

http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAnimSci/article/view/37230/pdf

http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAnimSci/article/downloadSuppFile/37230/15138

Formato: | application/pdf

Fonte:

Acta Scientiarum. Animal Sciences; v. 40 (2018): Publicação Contínua; e37230

Acta Scientiarum. Animal Sciences; v. 40 (2018): Publicação Contínua; e37230

1807-8672

1806-2636