Effect of adding Iraqi probiotic dissolved in water and ration in the productive performance of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

Abstract

This study was conducted in the field of poultry of the resource of animals Department, of college Agriculture, University of Tikrit, to study the effect of adding Iraqi probiotic dissolved in water and ration in the productive performance of a Japanese quail, were use the 120 Female birds Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) at the age of six weeks were divided into five treatments, contained each treatment three replicates at each replicate (cage) eight birds. The study aimed to investigation the impact of Iraqi probiotic supplementation either with water or with ration on the performance of birds, Birds were distributed randomly on the treatments were as follows: The first treatment (control) without addition Iraqi probiotic the second treatment Iraqi probiotic has been added to the water by 0.5%. The third treatments Iraqi probiotic has been added to the water by 0.75 %. The fourth treatment were adding Iraqi probiotici to ration 0.5%. Fifth treatment Iraqi probiotic added to the ration 0.75%. The results of levels addition indicate the following: A significant increase in the percentage of egg production, food conversion efficiency, the cumulative number of eggs, egg weight, No significant differences in the rate of feed consumption, mass egg product. The results indicated type added no significant differences in traits except feed consumption rate increased significantly when addition Iraqi probiotic in the water.