Growth Performance, Serum Biochemical Profile, Oxidative Status, and Fertility Traits in Male Japanese Quail Fed on Ginger (Zingiber officinale, Roscoe) Essential Oil
Table 6
Effects of graded levels of ginger essential oil on fertility rate and hatchability traits in Japanese quail.
Parameters
Essential oil doses (μl/kg body weight)
Control
50
100
150
value
Fertility (%)
81.89 ± 4.91
82.14 ± 3.11
90.71 ± 4.90
88.54 ± 2.02
0.01
Hatchability of fertile eggs (%)
65.00 ± 14.01
78.93 ± 6.53
84.29 ± 11.19
72.50 ± 15.09
0.18
Total hatchability (%)
60.71 ± 21.43
71.43 ± 10.16
78.57 ± 27.36
67.14 ± 14.47
0.63
Embryonic mortality (%)
10.08 ± 2.23
9.48 ± 3.72
9.46 ± 1.19
9.66 ± 0.59
0.99
Chick’s weight (g)
8.08 ± 1.04
8.17 ± 1.07
8.42 ± 1.22
8.33 ± 0,76
0.40
On the same line, means with the same letter were not significantly different . = number ofquails.
