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Effect Of Some Feed additives (Yeast, Fenugreek seeds and Chamomile flowers) On Some Behavioral patterns and Productive Performance In Pigeons (Columbia livia domestica).

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Animal behavior and management

Abstract

This work was carried out at the research center belonging to faculty of agriculture, Benha university through the period from April to the end of September2019 to study the effect of some feed additives (Yeast, Fenugreek seeds and Chamomile flowers) on some behaviors and productive performance of parent pigeons using 16 pairs of hybrid pigeons (Carrier x local Egyptian baladi) with age of 6 months, they were distributed according to their mating system (sex ratio 1:1). Pigeons were divided into 4 treatments each of them composed of 4 pairs and were reared under the same managerial conditions. Obtained results revealed that pigeons fed on Yeast had high frequency of feeding, drinking and sitting on egg also, it increased length of incubation period while, it decreased hatchability %. Fenugreek seeds had high frequency of preening and sexual sitting on egg but, it decreased length of incubation period. Both Fenugreek and chamomile flowers improved hatchability %. From this work, it can be concluded that addition of some feed additives (Yeast, Fenugreek seeds and Chamomile) had the ability to improve behaviors, reproductive and productive performance of adult pigeons.

DOI

10.21608/bvmj.2020.36464.1226

Keywords

Feed additives, Pigeons, Behavior, reproductive, productive performance

Authors

First Name

Eman

Last Name

El-ghamry

MiddleName

Hefnawy

Affiliation

Animal hygeine and management department, veterinary medicine,benha University, Egypt

Email

emanosamao2016@gmail.com

City

Toukh

Orcid

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

karosah

MiddleName

morsy

Affiliation

veterinary hygeine and management department, veterinary medicine,benha univerisity,egypt

Email

mohamed.karosah@fvtm.bu.edu.eg

City

Toukh

Orcid

-

First Name

gaffar

Last Name

el-gendi

MiddleName

mahmoud

Affiliation

animal production departement, faculty of agriculture, benha univerisity, egypt

Email

gaffarelgendy@gmail.com

City

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Orcid

-

First Name

essam

Last Name

ahmed

MiddleName

ali

Affiliation

veterinary hygeine and management departement, veterinary medicine, benha univerisity, egypt

Email

essam.mahmoud@fvtm.bu.edu.eg

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-

Orcid

0000-0002-9103-3101

Volume

39

Article Issue

1

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17601

Issue Date

2020-09-01

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2020-07-20

Publish Date

2020-09-01

Page Start

22

Page End

27

Print ISSN

1110-6581

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https://bvmj.journals.ekb.eg/article_116443.html

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812

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Journal

Publication Title

Benha Veterinary Medical Journal

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https://bvmj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect Of Some Feed additives (Yeast, Fenugreek seeds and Chamomile flowers) On Some Behavioral patterns and Productive Performance In Pigeons (Columbia livia domestica).

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22 Jan 2023