Effect of Adding Garlic Powder and Local Red Sumac to Quail Diets on Productive Performance and some Blood Biochemical Characteristics During the Growth Stage in Cages

Abstract

The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effect of adding garlic powder and red sumac to the nutritional requirements (0.00, 3% sumac, 3% garlic, and 3% sumac + 3% garlic) on the growth performance of quail. The study was conducted in the animal production fields of the College of Agriculture at Kirkuk University from the period 10/3/2022 to 21/4/2022. Ninety-six quail chicks were randomly distributed into four nutritional treatments: (standard diet without any additions), (standard diet + 3% sumac), (standard diet + 3% garlic), and (standard diet + 3% sumac and 3% garlic). Each treatment contained four replicates, and six chicks were used for each replicate in cages. At the end of the experiment (42 days), from each replicate male and female were slaughtered and blood was collected for the biochemical test. The result of the study showed a significant effect of treatment four compared to the control treatment in feed consumption, weight gain, and food conversion factor until 35 days of age. Whereas, at the age of 42 days there were no significant effects between the experimental treatments in feed consumption, weight gain, and food conversion factor. On the other hand, the blood biochemical characteristics showed no differences between the experimental treatments in Glucose (mmol/L), Total protein (g/dl), Triglyceride (mmol/L), AST (IU/L), and ALT (IU/L). In contrast, treatment four showed a significant effect on the Cholesterol (mg/dl) compared to the control treatment, while there were no differences compared to the other treatments.