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Effect of Giloy (Tinospora cordifolia) Herb and Ascorbic Acid Along with Different Bedding Materials on Japanese Quail’s Sexual Maturity During the Laying Season

Narender Kumar Poonia, Vijay Kumar, Garima Choudhary

International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · pp. 1748–1755 · Published 22 Jul 2023

10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i92406

Abstract

It is investigated in this study whether giloy and ascorbic acid supplementation and different bedding materials (sand, saw dust and wheat straw) influence the age at sexual maturity and weight at sexual maturity of Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica).A total of 432 Japanese quails (7 day old) were divided into three groups based on bedding material and each group further divided into four groups based on supplementation (control, giloy, ascorbic acid and combination of both). As a result, the birds were randomly distributed in 12 treatment groups, each consisting of 36 birds, and each group was further divided into two replicates, each consisting of 18 birds. The quails were fed a basal diet supplemented with 5 g/kg giloy, 240 mg of ascorbic acid, or a combination of 5 g/kg giloy and 240 mg of ascorbic acid. It was found that incorporating supplements and bedding material significantly affected the age and weight of Japanese quail at sexual maturity (P <0.01). The interaction impact of bedding material and supplementation was not significant during the trial. Sawdust had a numerically lower sexual maturity age than other bedding materials. Sand bedding material had the highest weight at sexual maturity. Using dietary supplements of giloy and ascorbic acid significantly reduced the sexual maturity age and increased the weight at sexual maturity.

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