Use of lemongrass essential oil as a feed additive in quail's nutrition: its effect on growth, carcass, blood biochemistry, antioxidant and immunological indices, digestive enzymes and intestinal microbiota

• Published in: Poultry science Vol. 100; no. 6; p. 101172
• Main Authors: Alagawany, M., El-Saadony, M.T., Elnesr, S.S., Farahat, M., Attia, G., Madkour, M., Reda, F.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 01.06.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: alanine transaminase; albumins; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; aspartate transaminase; blood lipids; body weight changes; catalase; cecum; coliform bacteria; Cymbopogon; dietary supplements; digestive enzymes; Escherichia coli; essential oils; feed additives; feed conversion; glutathione; growth; growth performance; health status; immunity; intestinal microbiota; intestinal microorganisms; Lactobacillus; lemongrass; lipid composition; liver; lysozyme; MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTION; plate count; protein content; quail; quails; renal function; Salmonella; superoxide dismutase; urea; intestinal microbiota; growth; lemongrass; digestive enzymes; quail

The present study was designed to assess the impact of dietary supplementation of lemongrass essential oil (LGEO) on growth performance, carcass traits, liver and kidney function, immunity, antioxidant indices and caecal microbiota of growing quail. A total of 200 Japanese quails at 1-week-old were...