Growth Performance, Serum Biochemical Profile, Oxidative Status, and Fertility Traits in Male Japanese Quail Fed on Ginger (Zingiber officinale, Roscoe) Essential Oil
Table 3
Effects of graded level of ginger roots essential oil on growth characteristics and relative organ weightsof male Japanese quail.
Parameters
Essential oil doses (μl/kg body weight)
Control
50
100
150
value
Growth characteristics
Feed intake (g)
907 ± 43.54
910.13 ± 48.19
857.63 ± 47.83
889.15 ± 37.75
0.17
Live body weight (g)
209.27 ±15.02
207.45 ± 24.90
204.27 ± 15.27
202.25 ± 17.72
0.80
Body weight gain (g)
225.29 ± 46.75
227.86 ± 37.98
219.43 ± 46.59
233.14 ± 45.47
0.95
FCR
5.98 ± 2.07
5.79 ± 1.79
5.11 ± 0.69
4.63 ± 0.89
0.39
Organ weights (g/100 g bw)
Liver
1.55 ± 0.33
1.57 ± 0.29
1.46 ± 0.39
1.47 ± 0.36
0.85
Pair of testes
2.01 ± 0.48
2.08 ± 0.16
2.63 ± 0.21
2.54 ± 0.32
0.01
Right testis
1.00 ± 0.24
1.04 ± 0.16
1.18 ± 0.23
1.14 ± 0.22
0.56
Left testis
1.01 ± 0.26
1.05 ± 0.17
1.46 ± 0.07
1.41 ± 0.33
0.01
On the same line, means with the same letter were not significantly different . = number ofquails; FCR = feed conversion ratio.
