This study was conducted to determine the effects of supplemented curcumin (CMN), derived from plant Curcuma longa, extract on performance and blood parameters of acetaminophen (ACT) induced quail hepatic injury. 240 quails from 0-37 days of age were used in a completely randomized design with 4 treatments of 4 replicates each and 15 chickens per replicate. All groups received 750 mg/kg body we...

This study was conducted using one hundred and eighty (180) day-old broiler chicks, of Anak strain to assess the levels of inclusion of indomie waste meal as a substitute for maize at 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100%. The birds were randomly assigned to dietary treatments using completely randomized design (CRD). Each treatment contained 3 replicates and each replicate had 6 birds. The study lasted for e...

A total of one hundred and forty four (144) broiler chickens in a 42-day trial were used to evaluate the effect graded levels palm kernel cake on performance haematological characteristics broilers. The broilers randomly allotted treatments with 0%, 10%, 20% 30 % PKC inclusion designated as 1, 2, 3 4 respectively Completely Randomized Design (CRD). Each treatment had three (3) replicates twelve...

This study was conducted to assess the effect of the coccidiostat halofuginone (Stenorol) on growth, feed consumption, and survival of Chukar partridge. Halofuginone was fed to three replicates (14 chicks per replicate) of chukar chicks from 2 to 7 d of age at levels of 0, 1.5, 3.0, 6.0 and 12 ppm. Mortality from 2 to 7 d was 0, 0, 0, 11, and 21 birds, respectively, by treatment. Seven-day body...

This study was conducted to examine the effect of feeding genetically modified organisms (GMO) compared with non - GMO diet on performance layers in terms egg production, broken rate and quality laying hen. One hundred ninety-two Hy-line brown hens were used for four weeks. All birds randomly assigned into two dietary treatments groups, each eight replicates (12 hens/ replicate). Significant di...

effects of supplemental phytase and xylanase in a corn-soybean meal based diet containing 250 g/kg wheat bran, were investigated. on broiler performance and phosphorus degradability and nitrogen digestibility. phytase (500 and 1000 ftu) and xylanase (2700 and 5400 exu) individually and in combination were added to the basal diet and given to 6 replicate groups (4 birds per replicate). at 21...

an experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of dietary crude protein and lysine levels on quality and quantity of egg production. fifteen diets consisted of 3 levels of protein (14, 15 and 16%) and 5 levels of lysine (0.71, 0.74, 0.77, 0.80 and 0.83 %) in a 35 factorial arrangement were provided. each diet was randomly fed to 4 replicates of 12 birds, during four periods of 4 weeks (28-...

background: the use of feed withdrawal for molt induction can negatively affected the structure and microbial environment of intestine and lead to greater intestinal colonization by salmonella infection. objectives: the aim of the present experiment was to determine the effects of alfalfa as a high fiber ingredient for molt induction on intestinal morphometric characteristics and performance of...

The present study was carried out to examine the effects of a vitamin premix (VP) reduction or withdrawal from finisher diet (29-43 days) on performance, immuno-competence, and characteristics of leg bones and meat lipid oxidation of chickens fed on corn-soybean meal based diet. A total of 900 male broiler chickens (Ross 308) were allocated to five treatment groups (0, 33%, 66%, 100% and 133% V...