The Effect of Different Levels of Lentil by Product on Growth Performance, Carcass Traits and Egg Yield in Quail (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica)

Abstract

The subject of this study was to evaluate the effects of lentil byproduct (LP) on growth performance, carcass traits and egg yield of quail (Coturnix coturnix Japonica). To achieve this goal, a total of 600 0-day-old quail chicks were used. The birds were divided into 5 groups with 3 replicates. The 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th and 5 th groups received 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20% lentil byproduct, respectively. All the diets were prepared as isonitrogenous and isocaloric. As a result of this study, the highest live body weights of quails as Laudadio mixed gender were observed in the 3 rd (195.5 g) and 5 th (195.3 g) groups at the end of the study, however the differences between the control and treatment groups were not significant (p>0.05). Similar results were observed in the carcass traits, as well. The best feed conversion ratio (FCR) was noted in both the 2 nd and 3 rd groups as 3.04 and it was significantly (p<0.05) different than in the control and other treatment groups. The least feed intake (FI) was observed in the 2 nd group. The highest and the lowest egg yield percentages were in the 3 rd (90.78 %) and 5 th (66.57 %) groups, and differences were significant (p<0.01). Linear increments were observed in the yolk color when LP increased in the diet. As a result, it could be concluded that lentil by product could be added into quail diets up to 15% with no negative effect on live body weight (BW) and carcass traits and to get better yolk color.

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“…Furthermore, Yalcın et al (1991 reported that the inclusion of lentil byproducts in diets had no adverse effects on the feed consumption and FCR in poultry. In contrast with our results, Sögüt et al (2018) showed that the inclusion of more than 20% lentil byproducts in the diet of turkeys worsened the FCR.…”

“…This is in agree with the results reported by Ciurescu et al (2017) who reported that the inclusion of lentil byproducts in the diet of broilers did not affect the feed consumption or FCR. Besides, the results of our experiment are similar to those obtained by Çabuk et al (2014) and Ayasan et al (2018). Furthermore, Yalcın et al (1991 reported that the inclusion of lentil byproducts in diets had no adverse effects on the feed consumption and FCR in poultry.…”

“…With regard to the relative weight of the carcass and digestive organs, similar findings were reported by Sögüt et al (2018) who found that, in turkeys, the carcass traits and digestive organs' weight were not affected by the dietary inclusion of lentil byproducts. Our findings were also consistent with those of Ciurescu et al (2017) who reported that the inclusion of lentils in the diet of broilers did not affect the weights of the gizzard, pancreas, liver, heart, small intestine and the length of the small intestine.…”

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“…In general, the dietary inclusion of lentil byproducts up to 20% did not affect the body weight of quails at and 35 days. Similar finding were reported by who demonstrated that the inclusion of lentils in broilers' diet did not affect their body weight, and by Sögüt et al (2018) who noted that the dietary inclusion of lentils at a 20% level did not affect the body weight of turkeys. Contrary to our results, a negative effect on the body weight of quails was found with the dietary inclusion of more than 20% lentil byproducts (Kanat, 1992).…”

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“…However, the concentrations of blood parameters can vary depending on factors such as diet, environmental factors, hormonal factors (Donaldson et al, 2017). Furthermore, there is the effect of gender, between males and females, in females there is influence of the reproductive function, as well of the genetics of birds (Ayaşan et al, 2018). However, because of the few studies in relation to blood parameters, it is necessary to carry out more research to assess the lipid concentration in quails.…”