Performance and meat quality characteristics of male quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) fed diets supplemented with pomegranate seed oil

Autor: Ainhoa SARMIENTO-GARCÍA, Seyit A. GÖKMEN, Behlül SEVIM, Osman OLGUN
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research; Vol. 21 No. 1 (2023); e0602
Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research; Vol. 21 Núm. 1 (2023); e0602
ISSN: 2171-9292
DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2023211-19542
Popis: Aim of study: Pomegranate seed oil (PSO) is a nutritive, antioxidant-rich by-product, and it has been tested as a feed ingredient for livestock. However, studies on quails are scarce. The current study investigated that the effect of PSO on the performance and meat instrumental quality of quails. Area of study: Türkiye. Material and methods: A total of 60 seventy-day-old male quails were equally subjected to 3 dietary treatments consisting of 20 birds (5 replicates with 4 birds each). The quails were fed a diet supplemented with 0, 100, and 200 mg kg-1 pomegranate seed oil (PSO). After 10 weeks, two birds per subgroup were randomly selected and slaughtered. Main results: Supplementation of PSO reduced (p
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