EFFECT OF GINGER AND GARLIC SUPPLEMENT ON GROWTH AND HAEMATO-BIOCHEMICAL PROFILE OF JAPANESE QUAIL (COTURNIX COTURNIX JAPONICA)

Abstract

Ginger and Garlic supplement is one of the important natural growth promoters can be used as alternatives to the commercial antibiotics. Japa nese quails are hardy birds which can withstand poor managemental conditions. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of ginger and garlic supplement on growth and haemato-biochemical profile of quail. A total number of 300 Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) of one week old were taken randomly, divided into 4 groups (T0, T1 , T2 and T4 )having 75 birds each. The trail was lasted for 5 weeks, during which weekly body weight changes were recorded. On 4th week, T2 showed the highest body weight (111.67±2.40 gm) significantly (P<0.05) higher than T0 , T1 and T3 Blood samples were collected at the end of the experiment and haemato-biochemical parameters like glucose, protein, albumin, cholesterol, triglycerides were measured. It was observed that addition of ginger and garlic powder caused significant (P<0.05) decrease in cholesterol and triglyceride level of the birds. The lowest level of serum cholesterol and triglyceride was observed in group T1 (99.57±10.11mg/dl and T2 (88.49±8.31 mg/dl)) respectively. So, it can be concluded that the dietary ginger and garlic supplement not only improves the body weight but also lowers the cholesterol and triglyceride level of Japanese quail.

Keywords

• Ginger and garlic supplement
• Japanese quail
• Growth
• Haemato-biochemical profile