- Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences
- Vol: 19 Issue: 36
- Usage of Oregano Essential Oil (Origanum Vulgare L.) Extract for Growth Stimulant Antibiotics in Qua...
Usage of Oregano Essential Oil (Origanum Vulgare L.) Extract for Growth Stimulant Antibiotics in Quail Rations
Authors : Sinan Sefa Parlat, Alp Önder Yildiz, Osman Olgun, Yusuf Çufadar
Pages : 7-12
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Publication Date : 2005-08-25
Article Type : Research Article
Abstract :This study was conducted to determine the effect of diets containing virginiamycine and thyme essential oil on body weight gain, feed consumption and feed conversion ratio in Japanese quails. A total of 160 quail chicks were divided into four experi-mental groups of 40 birds and fed the following diets for 35 days: A) Control (C): bazal diet; B) C+100 g/tone thyme essential oil (TO); III) C+25 g/tone Virginiamycine; IV) C+ 100 g/tone TO+25 g/tone VIR of diet. Each treatment consisted of 4 repli-cates of 10 quail. Performance parameters were determined weekly. Feed were given as ad libitum. Body weight gain, feed con-sumption and feed conversion ratio values were affected significantly by dietary treatments throughout the experiment (P<0.05). By the end of the trial, birds fed diet containing thyme essential oil significantly increased body weight gain and feed consumption during the experiment. Body weight gain and feed consumption were increased 12.31% and 8.47% in quail consuming the thyme essential oil diet, respectively. Feeding Virginiamycin alone caused significant improved in feed conversion ratio during the experiment compared with the other groups. These results suggested that, thyme essential oil could be an alternative to Vir-giniamycin as growth promoters in Japanese quail.Keywords : Bıldırcın, kekik uçucu yağı, performans, virginiamycin.