Productive performance, breast growth and digestive system development in European quail subjected to post-hatch fasting for different periods
FLAVIA K. CRUZ,
CHRISTIAN DOUGLAS NICHELE FIGUEROA,
KASSIANA G. ANDRADE
et al.
Abstract:This study assessed the effect of different periods of post-hatch fasting on animal performance and breast and digestive system growth in European quail. Quail chicks were distributed in a completely randomized design, with four fasting periods (0, 24, 36, and 48 hs) and four replications of 40 birds per treatment. In 1 to 14-dayold chicks, weight gain decreased with increasing fasting time. Compensatory gain was observed from 15 days of age onward. Fasted quail had a lower length and relative weight of the di… Show more
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