Effects of Herbal Essential Oil Mixture as a Dietary Supplement on Egg Production in Quail
Joint Authors
Çabuk, Metin
Eratak, Serdar
Alçicek, Ahmet
Bozkurt, Mehmet
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
One hundred and eighty 7-week-old laying quail were fed various diets over a 12-week period.
The diets included a control diet (without essential oil mixture (EOM) or antibiotics (ANTs)), a basal diet including EOM (24 mg/kg feed), and a basal diet including an ANT (avilamycin, 10 mg/kg feed).
Each treatment comprised 4 replications with 4 cages (15 quail per cage), amounting to 60 quail per treatment group.
Diets (in mash form) and water were provided for ad libitum consumption.
EOM consisted of 6 different essential oils derived from the following herbs: oregano (Origanum sp.), laurel leaf (Laurus nobilis L.), sage leaf (Salvia triloba L.), myrtle leaf (Myrtus communis), fennel seeds (Foeniculum vulgare), and citrus peel (Citrus sp.).
In comparison with the control diet, adding supplements such as EOM and ANTs to the basal diet increased egg production in quail ( P < 0.001 ).
However, egg production was similar between EOM and ANT treatment groups.
Moreover, there were no differences between the treatment groups with regard to egg weight.
Feed intake was not affected by EOM or ANT supplementation, whereas feed conversion ratio was significantly improved by EOM and ANT supplementation.
Thus, we concluded that EOM has beneficial effects as a dietary supplement on egg production and feed conversion ratio.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Çabuk, Metin& Eratak, Serdar& Alçicek, Ahmet& Bozkurt, Mehmet. 2014. Effects of Herbal Essential Oil Mixture as a Dietary Supplement on Egg Production in Quail. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050158
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Çabuk, Metin…[et al.]. Effects of Herbal Essential Oil Mixture as a Dietary Supplement on Egg Production in Quail. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050158
American Medical Association (AMA)
Çabuk, Metin& Eratak, Serdar& Alçicek, Ahmet& Bozkurt, Mehmet. Effects of Herbal Essential Oil Mixture as a Dietary Supplement on Egg Production in Quail. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050158
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1050158