The study was conducted to find out the effect of dried garlic (Allium sativum) powder at different levels on the productive and reproductive performance of local quail. About ninety female local quail were used. The quails were divided into six groups (control, standard diet + 3% lipid, standard diet + 2% powder garlic, standard diet + 2% powder garlic + 3% lipid, standard diet + 4% powder garlic, and standard diet + 4% powder garlic + 3% lipid). A higher significance (p≤0.05) in egg weight (11.69 g/egg), feed intake (2977.13 g/week), hen day egg production (92.48 %), and egg mass (10.62) was recorded of quail eating (4% powder garlic). The results show the significant (p≤0.05) superiority of quails fed 4% of garlic powder in the internal egg characteristics such as egg albumen weight, yolk height, Haugh unit, and egg hardness. A significant (p≤0.05) improvement in the blood lipid profile in favor of quail birds fed on rations containing dried garlic powder, as the highest value for total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL, and VLDL found in the treatment of birds fed on high lipids, while the highest values of HDL were in the treatments of fed different levels of garlic powder. The highest levels of Ghrelin, T4, and LH, hormones were recorded for quail birds fed with 2% garlic powder. Birds fed on high lipid diet showed higher concentrations of leptin and growth hormone, while the higher value of FSH was seen in a 4% garlic supplemented diet. We conclude from the above that birds fed 4% dried garlic powder were superior in most productive and reproductive traits, compared to other treated birds.
This study was conducted on 90 local quail females in six different treatments in order to know the effect of adding green tea powder to the quail diet on the productive, reproductive, biochemical and hormonal characteristics of quail females. The results showed a significant superiority of the birds of the group fed on 1% of green tea powder in hot and cold carcass weight, average egg weight, albumin weight, yolk height and color, and the lowest feed consumption, while the control-treated birds in the number of eggs produced, HDP, ALT, Alkaline and Bilirubin exceeded the other treatments birds. Concerning the lipid profile, blood urea ratio, and AST, the highest significant figures were recorded in the treatment of birds fed a ration to which 3% lipids were added. In contrast, the lowest values for total cholesterol, Tri, VLDL, and blood nitrogen were recorded for birds of the treatment fed at 2% of green tea powder. The results showed that there were significant differences between the six treatment birds in the level of blood hormones, as the highest level of (estrogen), (Ghrelin, leptin, FSH), (T4) and (Growth and LH) were recorded for the control birds, 3% lipid and 1% dried green tea and 2% green tea with 3% lipid, respectively. We conclude from the above that birds fed a supplemented diet of 1% green tea powder were superior in most productive and reproductive traits, especially carcass weight, dressed %, egg weight and internal egg characteristics, compared to other treated birds.
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