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https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-67-571-2024
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Effect of ginger-based zingibain enzyme on growth and intestinal health in Japanese quails
Asad Sultan
Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
Tariq Aziz
Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
Ziaul Islam
Department of Basic and Applied Zoology, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal, Upper Dir, Pakistan
Muhammad Shahkar Uzair
Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
Ibrahim Abdullah Alhindary
Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Rifat Ullah Khan
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
College of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
Ruchi Tiwari
Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry DUVASU, Mathura-281001, UP, India
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A total of 400 day-old quails were assigned to four treatments: control, 0 %, 0 .01 %, and 0.02 % ginger phyto-protease. Over 42 d, significant improvements in feed intake, body weight gain, feed conversion ratio, dressing percentage, villus height and width, and nutrient digestibility were observed, especially at 0.02 % enzyme inclusion. This suggests that 0.02 % ginger phyto-protease optimizes quail performance.
A total of 400 day-old quails were assigned to four treatments: control, 0 %, 0 .01 %, and 0.02...