Euphrates Journal of Agriculture Science-6 (3): 17-29 , (2014)

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EFFECT OF ALOE VERA AND VITAMIN C ON PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE AND QUALITIES TRAILS OF EGGS IN JAPANESE LAYING QUAILS Mokalad Oraibi Hasan Collage of Agriculture / Tikrit University ABSTRACT: This study was carried out in the Animal farm, department of Animal Resource, College of Agriculture, University of Tikrit during the period from 26 feb.2013 to 26 apr.2013, to investigating effect of Aloe vera leafs gel and Vitamin C which added to drinking water on the productive performance of Japanese female quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) at 25 weeks of age. Water and feed were provided ad libitum during the experimental period. 60 female quails reared in cages and distributed in to four Treatments, each group contained 15 birds each group divided into 3 Replicates, each replicate contained 5 birds. (T1) is control, (T2) contained (100 ml/liter water) Aloe vera, (T3) contained (250mg/liter) Vitamin C and (T4) contained (100 ml/liter water) Aloe vera with (250mg/liter) Vitamin C. The effects of Treatments in mean total periods on feed consumption, feed efficiency, body weight, egg weight, shell egg %, albumen height, albumen index, yolk diameter, shell egg thickness, egg shape index and haugh unit were no significant (P