Veterinary
World, Vol.2(5): 185-186 RESEARCH
Efficacy of Feeding Yeast and
Acidifier on Performance of Japanese Quails
M. J. Chimote*, B. S. Barmase1, A. S. Raut2,
A. P. Dhok3 and S. V. Kuralkar4
Department of Poultry Science,
Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary
and Animal Science, Akola – 444104
The present study was carried out for
six weeks on 135-day-old quail chicks to study the effect of supplementation of
yeast and acidifier on growth performance. The dietary treatments comprised of
T1 – control i.e. corn - soya based
diet as control, whereas T2 and T3 supplemented with yeast and acidifier respectively.
The body weight gain and feed conversion efficiency was significantly
(P<0.01) better in yeast and acidifier fed groups. Similarly, dressing
percentage was also significantly (P<0.05) better in these groups. Also, N2 retention was found maximum in acidifier group
whereas in yeast group it is low as compared to control. It is concluded that
yeast and acidifier can be incorporated in diet of Japanese quail as a growth
promoter.
Keywords: Yeast, Efficacy, Japanese Quail,
Performance, Acidifier.
Part of M.
V. Sc. Thesis of first author submitted to MAFSU, Nagpur – 6
1. Professor
& Head 2. M. V. Sc.,
Scholar 3. Technical Officer,
MAFSU, Nagpur
4. Associate
Professor, Dept. of Animal Genetics & Breeding