Effect of dietary black seed (Nigella sativa l.) extract supplementation on laying performance and egg quality of quail (coturnix cotnumix japonica)

Journal of Applied Animal Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 73-76

  Denli, M ^a   Okan, F ^a   Uluocak, A N ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Black seed extracts; Coturnix coturnix japonica; Egg production; Egg quality characteristics; Nigella sativa. laying quails; Performance

Indexed keywords

OVALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; BIRD; BLACK CUMIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTURNIX; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EGG; EGG PRODUCTION; EGG YOLK; FOOD INTAKE; NIGELLA; NONHUMAN; QUAIL;

AVES; COTURNIX; COTURNIX COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA; JAPONICA; NIGELLA SATIVA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 19444372875     PISSN: 09712119     EISSN: 09741844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2004.9706511     Document Type: Article

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