EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTING DRINKING WATER WITH VARYING LEVELS OF ALCOHOLIC CARROT JUICE WASTE EXTRACT ON THE PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF MALE QUAIL
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This study was conducted at the Poultry Research Station, affiliated with the Agricultural Research Department – Ministry of Agriculture in Abu Ghraib, during the period from January 28, 2024, to March 11, 2024, to investigate the effect of the alcoholic extract of carrot juice residues added to drinking water on the productive performance of male quail birds from 21 days to 56 days of age. A total of 240 male quail chicks were used and randomly distributed into four treatment groups (60 chicks/treatment), with three replicates per treatment (20 chicks/replicate). The birds were fed a standard diet containing 23% crude protein and 3041 kcal.kg-1 metabolizable energy. The alcoholic extract of carrot juice residues was added to the drinking water at concentrations of 0, 100, 300, and 500 mg.L-1 for the four respective treatments. The results showed a significant increase in body weight and cumulative weight gain in all treatment groups that received the extract, along with an increase in cumulative feed intake in favor of treatment T4. Additionally, the cumulative feed conversion ratio improved in all extract-supplemented groups compared to the control group. It can be concluded that adding the alcoholic extract of carrot juice residues to drinking water at concentrations of 100–500 mg.L-1 led to an improvement in the productive performance of male quail.
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