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Effects of using commercial GLOBACID®
acidifier supplementation on growth performance and some haematological
parameters in Japanese quail (Coturnix
japonica)
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Hossein Fazilat*,
Farshid Kheiri and Mostafa Faghani |
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahrekord Branch,
Islamic Azad University,
Shahrekord, Iran
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Abstract |
This study was planned to
investigate the effect of using commercial GLOBACID® on
performance and some haematological parameters in Japanese quail. A
total of 180 one day old quail chicks with an average weight of 17.44 g
were divided into five treatment s and were further subdivided into 3
replicates. The birds were either treated with no GLOBACID®
(control) or treated with 0.5 kg/ton (S1), 1 kg/ton
(S2) and 1.5 kg/ton (S3) and 2 kg/ton (S4) GLOBACID®.
The live body weight gains and feed consumption of birds were measured
individually. Feed conversion efficiency was calculated weekly. At the
end of the trial, 4 birds from each replicate were slaughtered and some
blood samples were taken for haematological parameters. The performance
data showed no significant effect between the control and treated groups
expect carcass yield which increased significantly in S2 and
S4. Triglyceride decreased significantly in S1 and
S2. It was concluded that using commercial GLOBACID® had some
beneficial effects in Japanese quail.
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Keywords:
GLOBACID®;
performance; hematological parameters; Japanese quail |
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To cite this article:
Fazilat,
H., F. Kheiri and M. Faghani, 2014.
Effects of using commercial GLOBACID® acidifier
supplementation on growth performance and some haematological parameters
in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica).
Res.
Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 4(11): 622-625. |
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