Table 3.
Effects of ginger rhizome essential on growth characteristics and organ weightsin Japanese quail.
| Parameters | Essential oil doses (μl/kg body weight) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 50 | 100 | 150 | P value | |
| Growth index | (n=20) | (n=20) | (n=20) | (n=20) | |
| Feed intake (g) | 812.50 ± 44.19 | 805.50 ± 38.17 | 796.18 ±28.11 | 788.21 ±40.16 | 0.66 |
| Live body weight (g) | 231.25 ±16.52 | 226.71 ± 15.11 | 230.75 ± 36.96 | 229.65 ± 21.79 | 0.98 |
| Body weight gain (g) | 258.29 ± 131.44 | 251.86 ± 131.83 | 250.86 ± 125.68 | 255.14 ± 122.253 | 0.99 |
| FCR | 3.65 ± 1.18 | 3.61 ± 1.11 | 3.62 ± 1.11 | 3.51 ±1.03 | 0.99 |
| Slaughter yield (%) | 0.85 ± 0.04 | 0.85 ± 0.05 | 0.86 ± 0.03 | 0.86 ±.0.02 | 0.80 |
| Organ weights (g/100 g bw) | (n=8) | (n=8) | (n=8) | (n=8) | |
| liver | 1.74 ± 0.65 | 1.64 ± 0.27 | 1.57 ± 0.28 | 1.47 ± 0.11 | 0.62 |
| Abdominal fat | 1.57 ± 0.27a | 1.31 ± 0.09b | 1.09 ± 0.09c | 1.15 ± 0.12bc | 0.00 |
| Heart | 1.22 ± 0.10 | 1.11 ± 0.07 | 1.10 ± 0.12 | 1.13 ± 0.14 | 0.25 |
| Intestine | 2.81 ± 0.35 | 3.07 ±0.69 | 3.22 ± 0.61 | 3.20 ± 0.44 | 0.54 |
| gizzard | 1.82 ± 0.35 | 1.93 ± 0.22 | 1.79 ± 0.45 | 1.84 ± 0.25 | 0.82 |
a and b: on the same line, means with the same letter are not significantly different (p> 0.05). n = number of quails.