Effects of Ginger (Zingiber officinale, Roscoe) Essential Oil on Growth and Laying Performances, Serum Metabolites, and Egg Yolk Antioxidant and Cholesterol Status in Laying Japanese Quail
Table 3
Effects of ginger rhizome essential on growth characteristics and organ weightsin Japanese quail.
Parameters
Essential oil doses (μl/kg body weight)
Control
50
100
150
P value
Growth index
(n=20)
(n=20)
(n=20)
(n=20)
Feed intake (g)
812.50 ± 44.19
805.50 ± 38.17
796.18 ±28.11
788.21 ±40.16
0.66
Live body weight (g)
231.25 ±16.52
226.71 ± 15.11
230.75 ± 36.96
229.65 ± 21.79
0.98
Body weight gain (g)
258.29 ± 131.44
251.86 ± 131.83
250.86 ± 125.68
255.14 ± 122.253
0.99
FCR
3.65 ± 1.18
3.61 ± 1.11
3.62 ± 1.11
3.51 ±1.03
0.99
Slaughter yield (%)
0.85 ± 0.04
0.85 ± 0.05
0.86 ± 0.03
0.86 ±.0.02
0.80
Organ weights (g/100 g bw)
(n=8)
(n=8)
(n=8)
(n=8)
liver
1.74 ± 0.65
1.64 ± 0.27
1.57 ± 0.28
1.47 ± 0.11
0.62
Abdominal fat
0.00
Heart
1.22 ± 0.10
1.11 ± 0.07
1.10 ± 0.12
1.13 ± 0.14
0.25
Intestine
2.81 ± 0.35
3.07 ±0.69
3.22 ± 0.61
3.20 ± 0.44
0.54
gizzard
1.82 ± 0.35
1.93 ± 0.22
1.79 ± 0.45
1.84 ± 0.25
0.82
a and b: on the same line, means with the same letter are not significantly different (p> 0.05). n = number of quails.
