Influence of Feeding Wormwood (Artemisia Capillaris) on Quail Meat Productivity

Abstract

Recently, the requirements for the quality and safety of poultry products have significantly increased, what has notably limited the use of antibiotics in feeding poultry. This is one of the reasons for the growing interest in the use of phytogenic feed additives. We have conducted an experiment to determine the influence of Artemisia capillaris on young quail meat productivity. To carry out the experiment, we have formed five groups, each counting 100 quail heads. During the experiment, which lasted for 35 days, dried powdered wormwood (Artemisia capillaris) in the amount of 0.5%, 1.0 and 1.5% by weight of compound feed was introduced into the feed of birds of the 2 nd , 3 rd and 4 th experimental groups. The experiment showed a positive effect of the studied factor on the body weight of quail; the highest body weight was in quail of the 3 rd group -251.03 g, and the lowest it was in the control group -238.24 g. Also during the experiment, the lowest feed costs per 1 kg of body weight gain were in quail of the 3 rd experimental group, which by this indicator exceeded the control group by 4.91%. Feeding wormwood as a part of the compound feed in the amount of 0.5 and 1.0% of the 2 nd and 3 rd experimental groups increased the weight of gutted carcass by 0.41-1.67%, while further increase of wormwood content to 1.5% in the feed of the 4 th experimental group led to a decrease in the weight of gutted carcass by 0.26% compared to the control group.

Slaughter parameters of broiler chickens at different levels and ratios of arginine and lysine in the compound feed

“…The content of the studied amino acids in the compound feed of the control group birds corresponded to the (Ibatullin et al, 2022) Composition of 1 kg of premix: manganese -100 mg, zinc -60 mg, iron -10 mg, copper -2.5 mg, cobalt -1 mg, iodine -0.7 mg, selenium -0.1 mg; vitamins: A -10,000 IU; D 3 -2,000 IU, E -30 mg, B 2 -3 mg, B 3 -10 mg, B 4 -500 mg, B 5 -30 mg, B 12 -0.05 mg; dried powdered wormwood -500 g, filler (wheat bran) -up to 1,000 g…”

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“…Quail hens of all experimental groups were fed complete mixed feeds developed in accordance with the established standards, considering the age of the bird. Feeding standards for quail hens were developed by the Research Institute of Poultry Farming of the Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian Sciences (Ryabokon et al, 2005) and other Ukrainian researchers (Ibatullin et al, 2022). Mixed feed for all groups was manufactured from the same ingredients.…”

Вплив Різних Рівнів Та Співвідношень Лізину І Треоніну У Комбікормі На Ріст Курчат-Бройлерів

“…Середньодобовий приріст визначали за формулою: А доб = 1000 х (W к -W п ) : t, де А доб -середньодобовий приріст живої маси, г; W кжива маса у кінці облікового періоду, кг; W п -жива маса на початку облікового періоду, кг; t -тривалість періоду, діб. (Ibatullin et al, 2022). Склад 1 кг преміксу: марганець -100 мг, цинк -60 мг, залізо -10 мг, мідь -2,5 мг, кобальт -1 мг, йод -0,7 мг, селен -0,1 мг; вітаміни: А -10000 МО; D3 -2000 МО, E -30 мг, B2 -3 мг, B3 -10 мг, B4 -500 мг, B5 -30 мг, B12 -0,05 мг; сухий порошок полину -500 г, наповнювач (пшеничні висівки) -до 1000 г. Результати досліджень.…”