Evaluación del efecto del toronjil (Melissa Officinalis) sobre parámetros productivos, económicos y de la salud intestinal de las codornices (Coturnix Japónica).

Abstract

Lemon balm is a plant used due to its multiple benefits for your health and well-being. This plant has medicinal and nutritional properties that can help improve the digestive system and strengthen the immune system of birds. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect on intestinal health and productive variables: weight gain (GP), feed conversion (CA), feed efficiency (EA) and laying percentage (%PP), with the inclusion of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) at 0.5, 1 and 1.5% in the food of the japonica quail and 3 repetitions per treatment, the animals were managed in experimental units of 7 animals per cage similar in age and weight for a total of 56 quails. The supply of commercial food plus the inclusion of lemon balm was carried out in two servings, one in the morning and one in the afternoon for a total of 24 grams per day. The results showed that with the inclusion of the three levels of lemon balm there was no significant difference ( p>0.05) between the two genetic lines evaluated, black and cute, for the productive variables (GP), (CA), (EA) and (%PP), the intestinal health of the birds according to the analysis of the coprocultures, was positive with the inclusion of lemon balm, as no bacterial growth was observed compared to the presence of Enterobacter cloacae and Citrobacter freundii in the control treatment. For the conditions of this research, it is concluded that lemon balm demonstrated its antibacterial properties.