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THE EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENT THYME (Thymus vulgaris L.) TO THE DIET PERFORMANCE AND EGG QUALITY OF QUAIL BIRDS | ||
| IRAQ JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE | ||
| Article 1, Volume 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 0-0 | ||
| Authors | ||
| S. S. Kadim; L. k. Al-Bander; F. M. Hussien | ||
| Abstract | ||
| An experiment was conducted at Poultry Station for Agricultural Research in Ministry of Iraq Agriculture, where 180 female and 90 male quail birds, aged 80 days were allocated to three treatment groups and received 0.2, 0.4 % thyme/ kg feed in their diets to find out the effect of thyme on their performance and egg quality until 105 days. Results revealed an increase in egg production, accumulative egg number and egg mass in two treatment recieved Thyme vulgaris L. in their diets, so egg weight increased at the last level of Thyme vulgaris L. A significant increase in feed consumption, feed conversion and improve egg quality characteristics increase and improvement of egg shell for quail birds feeding Thyme vulgaris L. in our ration compared with control group of both treatment using Thyme vulgaris L. in our diets were observed. Significant decrease in mortality rate were observed when Thyme vulgaris L. level. In conclusion, supplemented Thyme vulgaris L. in quail bird diets at any level using in this experiment can improve reproductive performance and egg quality for Japanese quails. | ||
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