Nghonjuyi Ndaleh Wozerou, Ewane Divine, Bisong Ma-Tabe Ekpo, Tiziano Nguimdo Mbusop
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine of the University of Buea, Cameroon.
Vet Anim Sci. 2024 Aug 26;25:100392. doi: 10.1016/j.vas.2024.100392. eCollection 2024 Sep.
The Cameroon Kabir chicken has several production traits which makes it desirable by many farmers and hobbyists. This study was aimed at evaluating the potential of P. ginseng as a feed additive in the diet of Cameroon kabir hens reared under intensive conditions. A total of 84 kabir chickens were weighed and assigned to four dietary treatments. The birds in T0 were fed the control diet (0 % PGRM), while those in T1, T2, T3, were fed diets containing 0.5, 0.75 and 1 % PGRM respectively. The results showed that there was a significant difference ( < 0.05) in the egg lay, egg mass and hen-day egg production of the birds between the 0.5 % and 0.75 % PGRM groups. The 0.75 % PGRM group recorded the highest mean egg weight, and it was significantly ( < 0.05) different from the other PGRM groups, but similar ( > 0.05) to the control. There was also a significant difference ( < 0.05) in the hatchability percent between the 0.5 % and 0.75 % treatments groups, with the 0.5 % group recording the highest hatchability percent of 65.14 %, and the 0.75 % group recording the least hatchability percent of 12.94 %. Results for the chick hatching weights showed significant differences ( < 0.05) between the 0.75 % PGRM group and the control. In conclusion, as a feed additive in the diet of Cameroon kabir hens at 0.5 % improved their reproductive performance, and also improved the survivability of their offspring better but not in the number of eggs laid by chicks.
喀麦隆卡比尔鸡具有多种生产特性，这使得许多农民和养殖爱好者都对其青睐有加。本研究旨在评估人参作为饲料添加剂，在集约化养殖条件下饲养的喀麦隆卡比尔母鸡日粮中的应用潜力。总共对84只卡比尔鸡进行称重，并将其分为四种日粮处理组。T0组的鸡饲喂对照日粮（0%人参根粉），而T1、T2、T3组的鸡分别饲喂含0.5%、0.75%和1%人参根粉的日粮。结果表明，0.5%和0.75%人参根粉组鸡的产蛋量、蛋重和日产蛋率存在显著差异（P<0.05）。0.75%人参根粉组的平均蛋重最高，与其他参根粉组有显著差异（P<0.05），但与对照组相似（P>0.05）。0.5%和0.75%处理组之间的孵化率也存在显著差异（P<0.05），0.5%组的孵化率最高，为65.14%，0.75%组的孵化率最低，为12.94%。雏鸡孵化体重结果显示，0.75%人参根粉组与对照组之间存在显著差异（P<0.05）。总之，在喀麦隆卡比尔母鸡日粮中添加0.5%的人参根粉可提高其繁殖性能，也能更好地提高其后代的存活率，但对雏鸡产蛋数量没有影响。
