Effect of using ginger, red and black pepper powder as phytobiotics with protexin® probiotic on performance, carcass characteristics and some blood biochemical on Japanese quails (Coturnix japonica)

This experiment was conducted to evaluate the feeding values of ginger, red and black pepper powder with protexin on performance of Japanese quails. A total 240ten days old male Japanese quails with an average weight of 19 ±5 g were divided into 8 treatments with 3 replicates as randomized factorial design. The quails were fed by basal diet as control diet, 2% ginger, 2%red pepper 2% black pepper powder with or without protexin probiotic respectively. At the end of trial for carcass evaluation 2 birds form each group were slaughtered. Also some parameters such as feed intake (FI), body weight gains (BW), and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were calculated and compared together. Some blood parameters such as cholesterol, triglyceride, high density lipoprotein (HDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL) of quail’s blood were determined. In conclusion it seem that inclusion of ginger, red and black pepper powder in quails diet at level of 2% may be useful and have significantly effects on performance and blood biochemical on Japanese quails

Use of Botanicals as Environmentally Safe Management for Cotton Jassid

This study evaluated the efficacy of nine botanicals against cotton jassid on cotton variety CB 12. The nine botanical treatments were neem leaf extract @ 100 ml L-1 of water, turmeric powder @ 20 g L-1 of water, coriander powder @ 20 g L-1 of water, black pepper powder @ 20 g L-1 of water, chili powder @ 20 g L-1 of water, Garlic extract @ 100 g of grated and crushed garlic cloves per L of water, eucalyptus oil @ 5 ml L-1 of water, mahogany oil @ 5 ml L-1 of water, neem oil @ 5 ml L-1 of water. The botanicals were applied four times at 7 days interval during the cotton growing season. Among the tested botanicals neem leaf extract with 100 ml L-1 water and chili powder 20 g L-1 water after 24, 48 and 72 hours of application exerted the lowest jassid population. The botanical treatments have insignificant effect on the population of beneficials. The neem leaf extract with 100 ml L-1 water and neem oil with 5 ml L-1 water had greater effect on cotton jassid and revealed significantly lower levels of leaf infestation by number. Plots treated with neem leaf extract with 100 ml L-1 water and chili powder with 20 gL water resulted in significantly higher yield than that of the control.J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 9(2): 131-134 2016