Short communication: Performance and egg quality of Japanese quails fed ground sorghum diets and increasing levels of Brazilian ginseng (Pfaffia paniculata)

Kufel, L.G.S.; Romania, H. F.; Vieira, J.M.; Valle, Tiago A. Del; Takiya, Caio Seiti; Dias, Luciana Thie Seki; Silva, J.D.T.

doi:10.1016/j.livsci.2019.06.020

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“…Colour analysis using the colorimetric fan showed that the yolks from the group fed maize obtained a more intense colour than those with a diet based on sorghum. In previous studies, the average values of colour obtained by colorimetric fan in diets based on maize and soybean meal ranged from 5.10 to 7.44; and from 1.16 to 1.93 in diets where maize was replaced by sorghum (Garcia et al 2009;Rojas et al 2015;Kufel et al 2019). These values are similar to the results obtained in this research.…”

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“…In Brazil, maize (Zea mays) is used as a dietary energy source in poultry production, it is a source of xanthophylls, lutein, and zeaxanthin, carotenoids with a high pigmentation efficiency (Kufel et al 2019;Titcomb et al 2019). However, due to the use of maize in ethanol production, it cannot always be used in poultry diets, leading to increased production costs of chicken meat and table eggs.…”

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“…However sorghum has no carotenoids and when added to the diets of laying hens, egg yolk colour can be too pale. An intense egg yolk colour meets the preferences of the consumers and provides an appearance of health; therefore, when using sorghum instead of corn, it is necessary to add pigments to the diet of laying hens (Freitas et al 2014;Kufel et al 2019).…”

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Egg yolk colour and retinol concentration of eggs from laying hens fed diets containing carrot and beetroot meal

Souza¹,

Lima²,

Martins³

et al. 2019

CZECH J ANIM SCI

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Compounds such as pigments, antioxidants, and pro-vitamins A are found in carrots and beetroots and could increase the nutritional value of eggs when added to diets for laying hens. This research evaluated retinol concentrations and egg yolk colour with addition of freeze-dried carrot (Daucus carota L.) and beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) meal in the diets of 240 Hisex Brown laying hens. The hens were distributed in a completely randomized design in five groups according to five experimental diets: (1) maize and soybean meal; (2) sorghum and soybean meal; (3) sorghum and soybean meal plus 0.8% of freeze-dried carrot meal; (4) sorghum and soybean meal plus 0.8% of freeze-dried beetroot meal; (5) sorghum and soybean meal plus 0.4% of freeze-dried carrot meal and 0.4% freeze-dried beetroot meal. The diet containing maize and soybean meal resulted in a more intense egg yolk colour and higher retinol levels in comparison to other diets (P < 0.05). However, carrot meal increased egg yolk colour and beetroot meal increased egg yolk retinol concentration in comparison to sorghum and soybean meal diets (P < 0.05). The inclusion of 0.8% of the carrot and beetroot meal in the diet is not enough to reach the intensity of yolk colour and yolk retinol concentration obtained through the diet containing maize, however, it increases retinol level and yolk colour in comparison to the diet containing sorghum without carrot and beetroot meal.

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Egg yolk colour and retinol concentration of eggs from laying hens fed diets containing carrot and beetroot meal

Souza¹,

Lima²,

Martins³

et al. 2019

CZECH J ANIM SCI

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“…The number of eggs laid per cage, average egg weight and feed intake per cage were daily recorded. The egg physical quality parameters were evaluated in accordance with the methods as previously described (Abouelezz et al 2019;Kufel et al 2019).…”

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Modulation of the laying performance and biochemical blood parameters of Japanese quails upon dietary Clanis bilineata larvae

Mao

Wang

2022

Entomological Research

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This study was performed to evaluate the effects of dietary Clanis bilineata larvae (CBL) on laying performance and biochemical blood parameters of Japanese quails. CBL was used to replace 10% corn meal of the basic diet to formulate the treatment feed, while the basic diet without CBL served as control feed. CBL treatment increased egg production, egg weight, egg mass, feed consumption, yolk ratio, shell ratio and egg shape index and serum total protein, albumin, globulin, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, IgG and IgG and decreased feed conversion ratio and albumin ratio of eggs and serum aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, triglycerides and total cholesterol. The results indicated that CBL could improve laying performance and health status of Japanese quails.

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“…To solve the pigmentation problems of poultry products associated with the use of sorghum in the diets, the inclusion of a source of pigments in the feed is necessary (KUFEL et al, 2019). The natural pigments are the most studied currently due to the trend toward use of these products in the human and animal feed, because, as well as improving a product's colour, the use of natural additives (i.e., carotenoids) should also provide stability, safety and to be commercially applicable (UL-ISLAM; RATHER; MOHAMMAD, 2015).…”

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Annatto seed by-product in diets containing sorghum for commercial laying hens

Melo

Freitas

Dantas

et al. 2021

Revista Ciência Agronômica

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of including annatto seed by-product (ASB) in diets containing sorghum on nutrient utilization, performance and characteristics of the eggs of laying hens. A total of 288 Lohman Brown laying hens, 34 weeks of age, were distributed in completely randomized design with six treatments and six replications of the eight birds each other. The treatments consisted of a diet with corn as an energy source and other with sorghum and inclusion of 0, 25, 45, 65 and 85 g/kg of ASB. Comparing the results, increasing levels of RSU did not affect the metabolizability of nutrients, and utilization the energy of the feed. It was also observed there was no effect on the performance and parameters egg quality, except for yolk color. There was a significant linear increase in yolk colour with inclusion of ASB. We concluded that the annatto seed by-product can be used at levels up to 85 g/kg in laying hen diets containing sorghum as the main source of energy, with the possibility of reducing yolk pigmentation problems, caused by the total substitution of corn by sorghum, with the inclusion of ASB from 25 g/kg.

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Short communication: Performance and egg quality of Japanese quails fed ground sorghum diets and increasing levels of Brazilian ginseng (Pfaffia paniculata)

Cited by 4 publications

References 23 publications

Egg yolk colour and retinol concentration of eggs from laying hens fed diets containing carrot and beetroot meal

Egg yolk colour and retinol concentration of eggs from laying hens fed diets containing carrot and beetroot meal

Modulation of the laying performance and biochemical blood parameters of Japanese quails upon dietary Clanis bilineata larvae

Annatto seed by-product in diets containing sorghum for commercial laying hens

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