Effect of Levels of Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) on Performance and Blood Biochemical Characteristics in Japanese Quails (Coturnix coturnix)

Authors

  • A. Asadi-Dizaji Department of Animal Science, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran
  • H. Aghdam Shahryar Department of Animal Science, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran
  • N. Maheri-Sis Department of Animal Science, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran
Abstract:

This experiment was conducted to determine the effects of oyster mushroom on performance and blood biochemical characteristics in Japanese quails (Coturnix Japonica). A total of 240 seven day old mix sexes quail chicks were randomly allocated to four experimental groups. Each treatment consisted of three replicate pens with 20 birds. Experimental groups included 0, 0.5, 1, 2% oyster mushroom in quail diet. Each replicate was housed in separate stainless floor pens under controlled temperature and light conditions. On 21st days of age, male and female chicks were separated. Weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion ratio were not significantly influenced by the dietary treatments. Total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) significantly decreased (P

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volume 7  issue 4

pages  687- 691

publication date 2017-12-01

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