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Research Project: Strategies to Reduce Mycotoxin Contamination in Animal Feed and its Effect in Poultry Production Systems

Location: Toxicology & Mycotoxin Research

Title: Effect of supplementation of papaya seed (Carica papaya) on growth performance, carcass traits, and histomorphology of Japanese quails

Author
item ULLAH, IRFAN - Agricultural University Peshawar
item ULLAH, RAFI - Agricultural University Peshawar
item SHUAIB, MUHAMMAD - Central Arid Zone Research Institute
item SOHAIB, HASSAN - Agricultural University Peshawar
item ALQHTANI, ABDULMOHSEN - King Saud University
item Pokoo-Aikins, Anthony
item ALAM, WAQAS - Agricultural University Peshawar
item SIDDIQUI, SHAHROOD - Livestock And Fisheries Department Government Of Sindh

Submitted to: Pakistan Journal of Zoology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 11/21/2023
Publication Date: 8/20/2024
Citation: Ullah, I., Ullah, R., Shuaib, M., Sohaib, H.U., Alqhtani, A.H., Pokoo-Aikins, A., Alam, W., Siddiqui, S.A. 2024. Effect of supplementation of papaya seed (Carica papaya) on growth performance, carcass traits, and histomorphology of Japanese quails. Pakistan Journal of Zoology. pp 1-4. https://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/20230824082655.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/20230824082655

Interpretive Summary: This study examined the effect of papaya seed (PS) on growth performance, gut health, and economics in Japanese quails. Day-old quail chicks were divided into four groups each with four replicates of 15 quails per replicate, totaling 220 birds. Group 1 was the control with normal feed while groups 2, 3, and 4 were provided with 1, 2, and 3g PS/kg feed respectively. The results showed no effect of PS on overall feed intake, weight gain, feed efficiency, or mortality. Compared to the control, the 3g/kg diet group showed lower villus height and crypt depth as well as increased villus width and dressing percentage. It is concluded that PS at 3g/kg feed had no effect on growth performance, but improved gut health and meat yield in quails.

Technical Abstract: This study was conducted to examine the effect of papaya seed on growth performance, gut morphometry, and economics in Japanese quail. Two hundred and twenty day-old quail chicks were used for the experimental purposes and were divided into four groups each with four replicates of 15 quails per replicate. Group 1 was CON (control) with normal feed while groups 2, 3, and 4 were provided with 1, 2, and 3g/kg papaya seed powder in feed respectively. The results showed no effect of papaya seed on overall feed intake, weight gain, feed conversion ratio, and mortality. The villus height and crypt depth were lower in the 3g/kg diet group ratio compared to CON and other groups. Villus width and the dressing percentage had a significantly higher value in the 3g/kg diet group than in the CON and other groups. It is concluded that papaya seed at the level of 3g/kg feed has a useful effect on growth performance, carcass traits, and gut morphology in quails.