Effect of Magnetic Technology on Some Productive and Physiological Traits of Aged Japanese Quail Birds

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of magnetic technology including the exposure to magnetic field (MF) and/or consumption of magnetic water (MW) on the productivity of aged Japanese quail birds. The experimental laying flock consists of 160 females and 80 males of aged quails at 50 weeks of age that was used. Birds were divided into four equal treatments, each with 40 females and 20 males, and each treatment had four replicates (10 females and five males each). The first treatment served as control group consumed zero gauss water and did not receive MF exposure, the second group consumed 2000 gauss MW, the third group received 400 gauss MF exposure, and fourth group consumed 2000 MW and received 400 gauss MF exposure. The experimental period lasted for 6 weeks. The laying performance, hematological, biochemical, and hormonal variables were estimated and compared with control one.