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Effect of nutrition plane on meat quail kept in thermoneutral environment: performance and carcass characteristics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2020

Edilson Paes Saraiva Open the ORCID record for Edilson Paes Saraiva [Opens in a new window] ,
José Humberto Vilar da Silva ,
Fernando Guilherme Perazzo Costa ,
Nátali Rodrigues dos Santos ,
Vinícius de França Carvalho Fonsêca ,
Severino Guilherme Caetano Gonçalves dos Santos ,
Danilo Teixeira Cavalcante ,
Tamires da Silva Magalhães  and
José Danrley Cavalcante dos Santos
Edilson Paes Saraiva*
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Paraiba, Areia, PB, Brazil
José Humberto Vilar da Silva
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Paraiba, Bananeiras, PB, Brazil
Fernando Guilherme Perazzo Costa
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Paraiba, Areia, PB, Brazil
Nátali Rodrigues dos Santos
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Paraiba, Areia, PB, Brazil
Vinícius de França Carvalho Fonsêca
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Paraiba, Areia, PB, Brazil
Severino Guilherme Caetano Gonçalves dos Santos
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Paraiba, Areia, PB, Brazil
Danilo Teixeira Cavalcante
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Paraiba, Areia, PB, Brazil
Tamires da Silva Magalhães
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Bahia, Feira de Santana, BA, Brazil
José Danrley Cavalcante dos Santos
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Paraiba, Areia, PB, Brazil
*
Author for correspondence: Edilson Paes Saraiva, E-mail: edilson@cca.ufpb.br
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Abstract

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of protein reduction, with or without the supplementation of limiting amino acids, on the performance and carcass characteristics of meat quails from 22 to 42 days of age in a thermoneutral environment. A total of 324 European quails were randomly allocated into nine diets. The diets were formulated based on the recommended requirement (control) and were differentiated according to crude protein (CP) reduction levels into moderate reduction (10%) and severe reduction (20%). The diets were supplemented or not with limiting amino acids. The diets with severe and moderate protein reduction meeting the methionine + cystine, lysine and threonine requirements led to weight gain equivalent to that of the control quails. The diet with a moderate reduction in CP, with or without meeting the methionine + cystine requirement or meeting the methionine + cystine and lysine requirement, led to the greatest carcass yield and a greater leg weight and were similar to the control treatment. It is observed that supplementation with the crystalline sources of the amino acids is able to improve the performance of the quails, in addition, the attendance of methionine + cystine requirement important factor when the CP levels are reduced. In our studies, diets with 17.5% CP and supplemented with methionine + cystine, lysine and threonine meet the requirements of quails, thus generating a limiting amino acid requirement, so they are recommended for meat quails from 22 to 42 days old housed in thermoneutral environment.

Keywords

Carcass yieldlimiting amino acidslow protein dietquail performance
Type
Animal Research Paper
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 157 , Issue 9-10 , December 2019 , pp. 749 - 754
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2020

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