Open AccessA study of the Effect of Adding the Water of the Anise Seeds PimpinellaAnisuml to the Drinking Water on the Characteristics of the Body Weight and Some Carcass Characteristics of the Birds of Quail at the Age of Four and Six Weeks.
Author(s) -
Zahra Muhammad Najm al-Badri,
Ali Hussein Khalil al-Hilali
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
mağallaẗ al-qādisiyyaẗ li-l-ʿulūm al-zirāʿiyyaẗ/al-qadisiyah journal for agriculture sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2618-1479
pISSN - 2077-5822
DOI - 10.33794/qjas.vol7.iss2.44
Subject(s) - body weight , zoology , carcass weight , significant difference , biology , veterinary medicine , medicine , endocrinology
This experiment has been conducted in agricultural research and experiences of the college of Agriculture / University of Al-Muthanna station for the period 07/22/2014 - 11/22/2015 in order to study the effect of adding the aquase dressing of anise seed to the drinking water on the body weight dressing percentages, relative weight of carcass cuts (Breast,thigh,hack ,wing and neck) in which 3males and 3females have been slaughterin all treatment . A total of 256 of one day old quails chicks were randomly allocated into four treatment groups.
The Results show that the addition of aqueous extract of anise seeds with a significant effect (P <0.05) in vivo weight and carcass weight and percentages for weights Qtaiat carcass (chest, thighs, back, wings, neck) at the age of (6.4 weeks) . The results also show that gender has a significant effect on the studied traits