Study the Prebiotic Effect of Wheat Bran Fermented with Aspergillus niger Fungus in Diet on Productive and Microbial Traits of Quail
Study the Prebiotic Effect of Wheat Bran Fermented with Aspergillus niger Fungus in Diet on Productive and Microbial Traits of Quail
Measem Hassan Ali Alallawee*, Zainab A. Mutter, Magareb Mohamed Jader
ABSTRACT
This study was conducted to determine the effect of fermented wheat bran by adding Aspergillus niger fungi to it and its function as a prebiotic when added to quail feed, and then study its effect on the productive and microbial characteristics of the bird. Three hundred and sixty Japanese quails (Cotrinux Japonica) were used in this experiment at one day old. The birds were randomly distributed into four groups, each group containing 90 birds, with 3 replicates for each group. The groups were as follows, T1: Standard feed (control). T2: 2 g/kg Fermented wheat bran with added Aspergillus niger. T3: 4 g/kg Fermented wheat bran with added Aspergillus niger. T4: 8 g/kg Fermented wheat bran with added Aspergillus niger Measurements of production traits were taken at 1, 3 and 6 weeks, as well as microbial traits after the end of the sixth week of the experiment. The results showed a significant increase (P<0.05) in body weight, while there was a decrease in the rate of feed intake and a decrease in the total number of aerobic bacteria and coliform bacteria in Jejunum, the number of yeasts and molds decreased significantly (p<0.001) in the jejunum of the treatments compared to the control group at the age of 6 weeks. We conclude from the results of the current research that adding the fermented wheat bran with added Aspergillus niger (as prebiotic) at a concentration of 8 g/kg feed has a positive effect in improving growth performance, and achieving microbial balance in the digestive tract of quails.
Keywords | Prebiotic, Aspergillus, Microbial, Quail, Fermented feed, Wheat bran
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July 2025
Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci., Vol. 13, Iss. 7,
