Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Neem Leaf Powder on Growth Performance of Japanese Quail

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A study was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary supplementation of neem leaf powder on growth performance of Japanese quail. A total of 200 day old Japanese quail chicks were utilized for this study. Dietary treatments consisted of 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1% Azadi- rachta indica powder added to the basal diet. Highly significant difference (P<0.01) in body weight was observed upto fourth week of age. Fifth Week body weight, feed conversion ratio and livability of quails at different periods were not influenced by the dietary treatments. It is concluded that dietary supplementation of 0.5% neem leaf powder induced significant improve- ment in body weight upto fourth week of age of Japanese quail
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Veterinary Science, Poultry Science
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