Year: 2022 | Month: February | Volume 12 | Issue 1

Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum) and Moringa (Moringa oleifera) Leaf Powder Along with Different Bedding Materials on Carcass Characteristics of Japanese Quail in Arid Region of Rajasthan

Anamika Sharma Vijay Kumar Arun Kumar Jhirwal Subhash Chander Goswami Tara Bothara Vikramjit Singh
DOI:10.30954/2277-940X.01.2022.7

Abstract:

Japanese quail is the wild species of poultry popularly known as “Bater” that has been domesticated in recent times.The present trial was planned with the objective to investigate the carcass characteristics of Japanese quail fed on dietary supplementation of Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum) and Moringa (Moringa oleifera) leaf powder alone as well as in combination, along with different bedding materials like sand, saw-dust and wheat straw. A sum total of 360 day-old commercial quail chicks were reared under brooder for a period of 7 days and uniformly distributed to three different bedding material groups as B1, B2 and B3 with each group having four treatment groups, henceforth twelve treatment groups were made, each having two replicates and kept for duration of 42 days. The results indicated highly significant (P<0.01) effect of dietary supplementation of Tulsi alone or in combination with Moringa on dressing percentage as well as eviscerated percentage. For bedding materials used, results were non-significant both on dressing percentage and eviscerated percentage. Hence, it can be concluded from the investigation that there is significant effect of supplementation of Tulsi alone or in combination with Moringa however, no effect was seen due to bedding material on carcass characteristics.

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