Effects of acidifier (Globacid) and enzyme addition in Japanes quails fed wheat based diet

The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of Globacid (Optimum combination of lactic, formic, propionic and acetic acids on a special carrier) and different levels of Rovabio enzyme in wheat based diet on performance and immune system function of quail chicks. In this experiment, 240 one-day old Japanese quail chicks (mixed sexes) were randomly assigned to a 2×3 factorial arrangement in a completely randomized design. Factors included 2 level of Globacid (0 and 1000 mg per kg) and three levels of enzyme (0, 250 and 500 mg per kg). Each treatment group consisted of 4 replicates of 10 birds. The results of the experiment showed that live weight, weight gain, feed conversion ratio and immune response were improved by adding Globacid to quail diets (P<0.05). Furthermore, there were significant difference between the different dietary levels of enzymes for performance and (P<0.05) and the best performance was observed by consumption of 500 mg. It was concluded that use of 250 mg/kg enzyme could not remove the negative effect of wheat NSP’s wherase the higher level (500 mg/kg) totally removed these negative effects. Moreover, the concomitant use of both enzyme and organic acids had the best effects on performance of quails fed wheat based diets.