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Effect of dietary pomegranate peel powder on productive traits, blood chemistry, economic efficiency and the expression of FSHR and LH-β genes in two strains of laying Japanese quail.
Tropical animal health and production • 2021
Publication Information
Authors
Eman Ramadan Kamel1, Basant Mohamed Shafik2, Maha Mamdouh3, Shimaa Elrafaay4 and Fathy Attia Ismaiel Abdelfattah5
Keywords
Quail, Pomegranate peel, Egg production, Gene expression, Blood parameters, Economic evaluation.
Journal
Tropical animal health and production
Publisher
springer
Volume
53
Issue
385
Pages
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publication.type
International
Paper Link
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Supplementary Materials
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Abstract
The current experiment was designed to study the response of two strains of laying Japanese quail to diet containing different levels (0%, 3%, 6%, and 9%) of pomegranate peel (PP) powder for a period of 6 weeks, on egg production, blood chemistry, carcass traits, expression of FSHR and LH-β genes, and economic efficiency. A total of 576 six-week-old Japanese quails were made up of two strains: white quails (n=288) and brown quails (n=288). Four treatment groups were randomly distributed for each strain. Each group was subdivided into 6 replicates of 10 birds each. Results revealed that the white strain showed significant (P