Impact of early feed restriction and continue supplementation with coated organic acid and essential oils on sustainability of laying performance, egg quality, fertility, hatchability, immunity status, and gut microbiota of Japanese quail hens
Hayam M. Abo El-Maaty,
Youssef A. Attia,
Rashed A. Alhotan
et al.
Abstract:Three hundred and sixty, 42-days-old Japanese quail (JQ) hens were randomly divided into six experimental groups with 5 replicates/group. Each replicate consisted of 12 birds (8 females and 4 males). During the growing period, chickens were fed restricted (FR) during the only second week of age at days 7, 9, 11, and 13. Three levels of FR were applied: 0.0 (control), 12.5 (12.5FR), and 25.0% (25FR) of the ad libitum intake of chickens measured in the previous day (groups 1, 2 and 3). In the other three groups … Show more
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