Author/Authors :
KARAYAĞIZ, İsa , BÜLBÜL, Tuba Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi - Veteriner Fakültesi - Hayvan Besleme ve Beslenme Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Turkey
Abstract :
This study was conducted to determine the effects of using canola meal (CM) and sunflower meal (SM) in combination (CS) in laying quail diets on performance and some egg quality traits. A total of 192 (128 females and 64 males) eight-week-old Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) divided into one control group and three treatment groups containing 48 quails. Each group was divided into four replicate groups each containing 12 quails. The control group was fed diet containing corn-soybean meal basis without CS. The CS was used at level of 10% (CS10), 20% (CS20), and 30% (CS30) in treatment diets (in each treatment C and S ratio is 1:1). The experimental period was lasted for 8 weeks. The results showed that egg production decreased in the CS20 and CS30 groups compared with the control and CS10 groups (p 0,05). Feed conversion ratio impaired in the CS30 group compared with the control and the other groups (p 0,05). Dietary CS supplementation did not affect initial and final body weights, feed intake, egg weight, shape index, shell thickness, albumen index, yolk index, Haugh unit and yolk color index (p 0,05). As a result, it may be stated that supplementation of 5% canola meal and 5% sunflower meal in combination to diets had no any adverse effect on the performance and some egg quality traits in laying quails.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Canola meal , Egg quality , Performance , Quail , Sunflower meal
