Performance evaluation of commercial meat quail on supplementing growth promoter and performance enhancer Khan Nazam1, Mahajan Vikas2, Singh Surinder3, Gupta Antra4, Reshi Parvaiz Ahmed5,* 1Division of Livestock Farm Complex, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Pathankot 2Division of Livestock Farm Complex, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Pathankot 3Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Pathankot 4Division of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, R S Pura-181102 5Division of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, R S Pura-181102 *e-mail: parvaiz85@gmail.com
Online Published on 28 December, 2023. Abstract In order to evaluate the quail performance on supplementation of growth promoter and performance enhancer (GPPE) via., different routes, 180-day old unsexed quail chicks were arbitrarily divided into three treatment groups (n=60), consisting of three replicates of 20 birds in each group. Birds of control (C) group were fed maize-soybean based basal diet, whereas in treatment groups, additionally GPPE was supplemented in liquid form (@ 20 ml/100 birds/day) in T1 group and as dietary additive (@ 5 g/10 kg feed) in T2 group. The trial lasted for 5 weeks. The efficacy was judged through growth performance, carcass traits, blood biochemical analysis and economics of rearing. The results revealed thatbody weight gain (BWG) (g) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were significantly (P<0.05) better in GPPE supplemented groups during finisher phase, but for whole trial period, FCR was better in T2 and higher in C, with intermediate values for T1. There was no significant difference observed for glucose, protein profiling and different carcass traits. Cost benefit ratio was better for T2 group followed by T1 group and least in C group. It may be concluded that it is beneficial to supplement GPPE in quail birds for higher BWG and better FCR. Top Keywords Cost benefit ratio, Growth promoter, Growth traits, Quail. Top |