This study was carried out at the poultry experimental station, Technical
Institute of Agriculture, Damascus University, Kharbo. 270 of Japanese Quail
birds, one day of age were divided equally into 3 similar groups (90each). Every
group comprised
of 3 replicates of 30 each, each replicates contained 10 cages.
Birds were housed and managed under similar conditions throughout the
experimental period which lasted from the 8 to 22 weeks of age. The birds were
fed on rations recommended by NRC and contained 1, 0.65 or 2 of DLmethionine
g/kg of ration in the first (the control), second and third groups
respectively. Results showed that using ration contained 2g DL-methionine/
1kg of ration gave a significant increase in egg weight, production and
economical efficiency value as compared to the other used rations.
This research carried out in the Video Center for Research on Animal Production of
the Faculty of Agriculture at Tishreen University with the beginning of the summer of
2010 in order to study the possibility of improving the performance of broiler
chickens
under the conditions of the coastal area and increase economic returns.
Search Results showed that the addition of black bean and thyme powder by 0.5% to a
low-energy diet led to increased average live weight of age (9-28) days totaled 864.9 g
G3)) compared to the control (without the addition), which amounted to an average live
weight has 850.7) g) of the same age
FCR feed conversion ratio stood at 2.63 at the group G1, compared with 1.89 when the
Control CSearch results also showed that the addition of 0.25% of the black bean and
thyme powder led to the live weight increase of 848.6, compared with 670.7 members G1)
g) FCR feed conversion ratio stood at 1.96 at the G4 Group added (0.25% of the black
bean powder and thyme), compared with 2.63 at the G1 group.
