scholarly journals GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND BLOOD CONSTITUENTS OF BROWN AND WHITE JAPANESE QUAIL REARED UNDER HEAT STRESS CONDITIONS

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 723-733
Author(s):  
A. A. Desoky ◽  
N. N. Kamel
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Japanese Quail ◽  
Stress Conditions ◽  
Blood Constituents

scholarly journals Addition of a Mixture of Plant Extracts to Diets for Growing-Finishing Pigs on Growth Performance, Blood Metabolites, Carcass Traits, Organ Weight as a Percentage of Live Weight, Quality and Sensorial Analysis of Meat

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1229 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Luis Dávila-Ramírez ◽  
Lucas Lisandro Munguía-Acosta ◽  
Jubitza Guadalupe Morales-Coronado ◽  
Ana Delia García-Salinas ◽  
Humberto González-Ríos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Plant Extracts ◽  
Average Daily Gain ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Growing Pigs ◽  
Carcass Weight ◽  
Finishing Pigs ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Blood Constituents

The effect of plant extracts (PE; artichoke, celery, beet, onion, garlic, spinach, avocado, oats, and parsley) in the diet of growing pigs under heat stress was investigated. Parameters included growth performance, blood constituents, carcass characteristics, organ percentage, quality and sensory appraisal of the pork. The study was performed during the Mexican summer, using 60 pigs. Treatments included the control, to which 0.1% PE, and 0.15% PE were added. The use of PE (0.1 and 0.15%) generated an increase in the average daily gain (ADG, by 10.0% for both treatments), and final live weight (LW, by 6.3% and 6.8%) (p < 0.05). The level of blood albumin at 95 kg was higher when supplementing with 0.1% PE (p < 0.05). At 120 kg LW, creatine kinase values showed a tendency to be different (p = 0.07). Carcass weight increased (p < 0.05) when adding PE. Supplementation with 0.1% PE decreased (p < 0.05) the red/green (a *) hue of the meat, whereas supplementation with 0.1% and 0.15% PE increased the yellow/blue (b *) hue (p < 0.05). The addition of PE improves pig growth performance, and carcass weight by reducing the negative effects of heat stress, without markedly modifying blood constituents, meat quality, and sensory attributes of the pork.

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