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Use of black pepper oil in growing-quail diets and its impact on growth, carcass measurements, intestinal microbiota, and blood chemistry
Fayiz M. Reda
Poultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt
Ayman S. Salah
Department of Animal Nutrition and Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, New Valley University, Kharga, New Valley, Egypt
Youssef A. Attia
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Animal and Poultry Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Damanhour, Damanhour 22516, Egypt
Rashed A. Alhotan
Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mohamed A. Mahmoud
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, New Valley University, Kharga, New Valley, Egypt
Alessandro Di Cerbo
School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, 62024, Matelica, Italy
Mahmoud Alagawany
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Poultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt
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The goal of the current study was to determine how dietary black pepper oil (BPO) supplementation affected growth performance, characteristics of growing quails' immunity, antioxidant status, and carcass yield. In conclusion, dietary BPO supplementation in Japanese quails' diet can boost growth performance and antioxidant indices, enhance lipid profile and carcass traits, and reduce intestinal infections.
The goal of the current study was to determine how dietary black pepper oil (BPO)...
