IMPACT OF CINNAMON POWDER EXTRACT ON PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE, BLOOD PARAMETERS, DIGESTIVE ENZYMES, IMMUNITY, ANTIOXIDANT AND MICROBIAL COUNT OF GROWING JAPANESE QUAILS | ||
Egyptian Poultry Science Journal | ||
Article 1, Volume 44, Issue 2, June 2024, Pages 143-160 PDF (727.92 K) | ||
Document Type: Original Article | ||
DOI: 10.21608/epsj.2024.359063 | ||
Authors | ||
Abdelwahab Abdelwahab1; I.A. Abdel-Kader1; Abdelsalam Adel M.2; Ahmad Enas A. M.3; Somida Rasha, A. M.4 | ||
1Poult. Prod. Dep., Fac. of Agric., Fayoum Uni., 63514 Fayoum, Egypt. | ||
2Agric.Res.Center, Anim. Prod.Res. Inst., Giza, Egypt | ||
3Anim. and Poult. Prod. Dep., Beni Suef Uni., Beni Suef, Egypt | ||
4Anim. Prod. Dep., Fac. of Agric., Fayoum Uni., 63514 Fayoum, Egypt. | ||
Abstract | ||
This study aimed to investigate the effects of cinnamon powder extract (CPEx) on the intestinal microbial populations, serum indices and growth performance of Japanese quail. A total of 320 Japanese quail, aged ten days, were randomly divided into four treatment groups, each consisting of four replicates of 20 birds, for a feeding study lasting 38 days. The dietary treatments included a control group (a basal diet without CPEx), as well as three other groups that received the basal diet supplemented with CPEx at levels 150, 250 and 500 ppm/ kg, respectively. The results demonstrated that quails receiving diets supplemented with 250 and 500 ppm CPEx/ kg diet exhibited the highest live body weight, body weight gain, growth rate and performance index, with statistical significance (P ≤ 0.01). Moreover, quails fed 250 and 500 ppm CPEx /kg diet displayed the best feed conversion ratio and the lowest feed intake. Additionally, quails provided 250 and 500 ppm CPEx/ kg diet demonstrated the lowest total cholesterol, LDL, triglycerides, ALT, AST, TBARS, populations of Escherichia coli and Salmonella, with the highest levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), amylase, lipase, trypsin, immunoglobulin A (IgA), immunoglobulin M (IgM) and population of Lactobacilli compared with control (P ≤ 0.01). Lastly, quails received 150ppm CPEx/ kg diet exhibited the highest levels of GSH-PX and immunoglobulin G (IgG). In conclusion, the inclusion of 250 and 500 ppm CPEx/ kg quails' feed resulted in improved growth performance, antioxidant capacity, blood biochemical parameters, immunological indices and intestinal microbiota in growing Japanese quails. | ||
Keywords | ||
Cinnamon Powder Extract; Growth; Antioxidant; Immunity; Quail | ||
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