Effect of Feed Supplement and Probiotics on Growth Performance of Japanese Quails (original) (raw)

Effect of Feed Supplement and Probiotics on Growth Performance of Japanese Quails

The study was conducted on 120 day-old Japanese quail chicks under deep litter system which were randomly divided into four group viz., T 1 , T 2 , T 3 and T 4 of thirty birds each. Group T 1 , T 2 and T 3 were given feed supplement, probiotic and their combination, respectively along with basal diet and the group T 4 was kept as control. At 6 week age, higher (P<0.05) body weight was observed in group T 3 (147.33±2.57 g) and T 1 (147.00±4.58 g) in comparison to group T 2 (127.00±4.24 g) and T 4 (125.27±4.28). The average FCR was better in group T 3 (3.24±0.44) followed by T 1 (3.26±0.45), T 2 (3.68±0.58) and T 4 (3.81±0.60) during 0-6 weeks age. The present finding suggested that the feed supplement, probiotic and their combination might be utilized in Japanese quail farming under deep litter system.