1Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, Arawali Veterinary College (Affiliated with Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner), NH-52, Jaipur Road, V.P.O. Bajor, Sikar-332001, Rajasthan, India
2Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Arawali Veterinary College (Affiliated with Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner), NH-52, Jaipur Road, V.P.O. Bajor, Sikar-332001, Rajasthan, India
Department of Livestock Production and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Birsa Agricultural University, Kanke, Ranchi-834006, Jharkhand, India
*Corresponding author: E-mail: ganguly38@gmail.com
Online published on 27 December, 2016.
The study was conducted on 120 day-old Japanese quail chicks under deep litter system which were randomly divided into four group viz., T1, T2, T3 and T4 of thirty birds each. Group T1, T2 and T3 were given feed supplement, probiotic and their combination, respectively along with basal diet and the group T4 was kept as control. At 6 week age, higher (P<0.05) body weight was observed in group T3 (147.33±2.57 g) and T1 (147.00±4.58 g) in comparison to group T2 (127.00±4.24 g) and T4 (125.27±4.28). The average FCR was better in group T3 (3.24±0.44) followed by T1 (3.26±0.45), T2 (3.68±0.58) and T4 (3.81±0.60) during 0–6 weeks age. The present finding suggested that the feed supplement, probiotic and their combination might be utilized in Japanese quail farming under deep litter system.
Feed supplement, Growth, Japanese quail, Probiotics
