Use of Probiotics for Safe Quail Meat Production
Safe meat production is an important aspect to avoid human health hazards. The use of probiotics in poultry is an important tool to produce safe meat among several established biotechnological approaches. In this experiment, we studied the effects of probiotics for producing safe Japanese quail meat...
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| author | Prodip Kumar Sarkar Dip Majumder Ridoy Mehedi Islam Moon Swapon Kumar Fouzder |
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| description | Safe meat production is an important aspect to avoid human health hazards. The use of probiotics in poultry is an important tool to produce safe meat among several established biotechnological approaches. In this experiment, we studied the effects of probiotics for producing safe Japanese quail meat. 150 Japanese quail chicks were reared for a period of six weeks using various doses of probiotics (0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2g per litre of water). The chicks were randomly distributed into five treatment groups with three replications each. The number of birds in each replication was 10. After rearing six weeks, significantly high body weight was found at probiotic concentrations of 1, 1.5, and 2g per litre of water. The feed intake in various treatments did not differ significantly, but comparatively better feed conversion ratios were observed at probiotic treatments. Water quality was not significantly differed as a result of addition of probiotics to the water. The reason for this better growth performance is probably due to the multiple benefits of probiotics in poultry. Probiotics could have maintained gut health with better nutrient utilization and availability that might have been led to higher body weight gain in the quail. In future experiments, challenging the birds with diseases or comparing probiotics with antibiotic growth promoters is required to ensure the efficiency of probiotics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9ed2316f5a084d5d88c08e56e0349bde2024-01-05T12:06:43ZengTurkish Science and Technology Publishing (TURSTEP)Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology2148-127X2023-12-0111122402240610.24925/turjaf.v11i12.2402-2406.64735174Use of Probiotics for Safe Quail Meat ProductionProdip Kumar Sarkar0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3970-9899Dip Majumder Ridoy1https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8417-9196Mehedi Islam Moon2https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9414-7911Swapon Kumar Fouzder3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0499-4239Associate Professor, Department of Poultry Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology UniversityDepartment of Poultry Science, Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Babuganj, Barishal-8210, BangladeshFaculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Babuganj, Barishal-8210, BangladeshDepartment of Poultry Science, Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Babuganj, Barishal-8210, BangladeshSafe meat production is an important aspect to avoid human health hazards. The use of probiotics in poultry is an important tool to produce safe meat among several established biotechnological approaches. In this experiment, we studied the effects of probiotics for producing safe Japanese quail meat. 150 Japanese quail chicks were reared for a period of six weeks using various doses of probiotics (0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2g per litre of water). The chicks were randomly distributed into five treatment groups with three replications each. The number of birds in each replication was 10. After rearing six weeks, significantly high body weight was found at probiotic concentrations of 1, 1.5, and 2g per litre of water. The feed intake in various treatments did not differ significantly, but comparatively better feed conversion ratios were observed at probiotic treatments. Water quality was not significantly differed as a result of addition of probiotics to the water. The reason for this better growth performance is probably due to the multiple benefits of probiotics in poultry. Probiotics could have maintained gut health with better nutrient utilization and availability that might have been led to higher body weight gain in the quail. In future experiments, challenging the birds with diseases or comparing probiotics with antibiotic growth promoters is required to ensure the efficiency of probiotics.https://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/6473feed efficiencygrowth performanceprobiotic supplementationwater quality |
| spellingShingle | Prodip Kumar Sarkar Dip Majumder Ridoy Mehedi Islam Moon Swapon Kumar Fouzder Use of Probiotics for Safe Quail Meat Production Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology feed efficiency growth performance probiotic supplementation water quality |
| title | Use of Probiotics for Safe Quail Meat Production |
| title_full | Use of Probiotics for Safe Quail Meat Production |
| title_fullStr | Use of Probiotics for Safe Quail Meat Production |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of Probiotics for Safe Quail Meat Production |
| title_short | Use of Probiotics for Safe Quail Meat Production |
| title_sort | use of probiotics for safe quail meat production |
| topic | feed efficiency growth performance probiotic supplementation water quality |
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