Meat Productivity of Quails Using Wormwood (Artemisia Capillaris)

The effect of phytobiotic additive – dry wormwood powder Artemisia Capillaris on the meat productivity of young quail was studied. The efficiency of different levels of additives in compound feed – 0.5-1.5% was studied. The most effective level of dry wormwood powder in the feed of young quails –1.0%. With the addition of this amount of Artemisia capillaris in the feed of young quail meat productivity, live weight increases by 5.37% (Р <0.05); absolute increase – by 5.60% (P<0.05); average daily increase – by 6.78% (P<0.001) and relative increase – by 146.52% (P<0.001); feed costs per 1 kg increase are reduced by 4.91%; the weight of unharvested, semi-gutted and gutted carcass increases by 5.94 (P<0.01), respectively; 6.53 (P<0.01) and 7.84% (P<0.01); the mass of the pectoral muscles and pelvic muscles increases by 19.95 (P<0.001) and 15.89% (P<0.01), respectively. The introduction of 0.5% dry wormwood powder in the feed of young quail causes an increase in live weight of birds by 3.32% (P<0.05), absolute, average daily and relative gains, respectively, by 3.45 (P<0.05 ), 3.39 (P<0.01) and 75.38% (P<0.001), reduction of feed costs per 1 kg increase – by 3.60%, increase in the weight of uncoupled, semi-gutted and gutted carcasses, respectively by 3.48 (P<0.05), 3.61 (P<0.01) and 4.28% (P<0.05), chest muscle mass – by 11.59% (P<0.01) and pelvic limb muscle – by 6,98% (P <0.05). A further increase in the level of dry wormwood powder in the feed of young quails to 1.5% led to a certain decrease in meat productivity compared to counterparts consuming feed with Artemisia capillaris content of 0.5-1.0%. However, compared to the control indicators of growth and meat productivity were higher. Different levels of dry wormwood powder in the feed did not significantly affect the weight of the skin, liver, kidneys, muscular stomach and heart, as well as the preservation of quail, which was at a high level – 94-95%.