EFFECT OF INCLUSION OF FENUGREEK SEED (Trigonellafoenumgraecum) AS DIETARY INGREDIENT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF JAPANESE QUAIL
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2015-12
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SRI VENKATESWARA VETERINARY UNIVERSITY TIRUPATI - 517 502. (A.P) INDIA
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ABSTRACT:
The present investigation is carried out to study the effect of inclusion of
fenugreek seed at varying levels on the growth performance, serum biochemical
profile, carcass characteristics and nutrient utilization of Japanese quails. One
hundred and fifty day old quail chicks distributed randomly to five dietary groups
each with three replicates of ten quails and were offered a basal diet containing
24% CP and 2888 kcal/kg ME. During the experiment, fenugreek seed powder is
included at 0.0% (T1; Control), 0.5% (T2), 1.0% (T3), 1.5% (T4) and 2.0% (T5)
level by marginal adjustment of other feed ingredients. All the rations were made
iso-caloric and iso-nitrogenous. Chemical analysis indicated that fenugreek seed contained 25.32% CP,
7.62% EE, 3.13% calcium and 9.05% phosphorous. Results indicated that the body
weight gains and feed intake increased (P<0.01) while feed consumed/kg gain
decreased (P<0.01) with increased level of inclusion of fenugreek seed from 0 to
2.0% in the diet. The serum biochemical profile of quails revealed that the total protein,
globulin, creatinine, calcium and phosphorous contents increased significantly
(P<0.01) with increase in the level of inclusion of fenugreek seed from 0 to 2.0%
in the diet while there was no effect (P>0.05) on serum albumin content. The
serum glucose, triglycerides and total cholesterol levels decreased (P<0.01) with
increase in the level of inclusion of fenugreek seed from 0 to 2.0% in the diet.
Further, the study indicated that the HDL cholesterol level increased (P<0.01)
while LDL and VLDL cholesterol levels decreased (P<0.01) in serum with
increased level of inclusion of fenugreek seed from 0 to 2.0% in the diet.
The digestibility of gross nutrients and fibre fractions increased (P<0.01)
with increased level of inclusion of fenugreek seed from 0 to 2.0% level in the diet.
Similarly, the per cent nitrogen, calcium and phosphorous utilizations also
increased (P<0.01) with increase in the level of inclusion of fenugreek seed from 0
to 2.0% level in the diet. Further, the study indicated that the carcass yield,
dressing percentage, ready to cook yield and meat to bone ratio increased (P<0.01)
with increased level of inclusion of fenugreek seed from 0 to 2.0% level in the diet.
However, inclusion of fenugreek seed at graded levels in the diet of quails had no
effect (P>0.05) on per cent weight of heart, liver, gizzard and giblet.
The feed cost / kg gain increased by 0.48 (T2), 1.07 (T3), 1.29 (T4) and 1.22
(T5) in quails fed diets containing fenugreek seed at varying levels as compared to
the control. The present study indicated that fenugreek seed can be incorporated up
to 2.0% level as a natural feed additive in the diet of quails without any adverse
effect on production performance of quails.
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