Effects of dietary supplementation of combined safflower meal and sunflower meal on fattening performance and carcass quality characteristics in quails

<b>Aim:</b> This study was carried out to determine the effects of combined safflower-sunflower meal (SSM) supplementation in quail diets on fattening performance and some carcass quality parameters.<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> A total of 300 three-day-old Japanese...

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Main Authors: Tuba Bulbul, Elmas Ulutas, Vural Ozdemir, Aziz Bulbul, Mustafa Evcimen
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Elmas Ulutas
Vural Ozdemir
Aziz Bulbul
Mustafa Evcimen
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Mustafa Evcimen
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description <b>Aim:</b> This study was carried out to determine the effects of combined safflower-sunflower meal (SSM) supplementation in quail diets on fattening performance and some carcass quality parameters.<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> A total of 300 three-day-old Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica), including both males and females were divided into one control group and four treatment groups containing 60 quails in each. Each group was sub-divided into five replicates each containing 12 quails. The control group was fed corn-soybean meal based diet without SSM. The SSM was used at level of 10% (SSM10), 20% (SSM20), 30% (SSM30) and 40% (SSM40) in treatment diets (in each treatment S and SF ratio is 1:1). The experimental period was lasted for 5 weeks.<p> <b>Results:</b> There were no changes in terms of body weights, body weight gain and feed intake as well as carcass weights, relative weight of liver, heart, spleen, gizzard, proventriculus and abdominal fat in all experimental groups with SSM supplementation (P>0.05). Feed conversion ratio impaired in the SSM40 group compared with the control and the other groups (P<0.001).<p> <b>Conclusions:</b> It may be stated that the supplementation of safflower-sunflower meal (C:S, 1:1) in combination to diets has no any adverse effect on the some performance and carcass quality characteristics, and as well as the supplementation of up to 30% of these might be more effective on feed conversion ratio in quails.
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spelling doaj-art-cb5b316589f84a7f8c976853accce2442025-01-03T01:36:19ZengSelcuk University PressEurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences1309-69582146-195332141471103Effects of dietary supplementation of combined safflower meal and sunflower meal on fattening performance and carcass quality characteristics in quailsTuba Bulbul0Elmas Ulutas1Vural Ozdemir2Aziz Bulbul3Mustafa Evcimen4Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Afyon Kocatepe, Afyonkarahisar, TurkeyDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Afyon Kocatepe, Afyonkarahisar, TurkeyDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Afyon Kocatepe, Afyonkarahisar, TurkeyDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Afyon Kocatepe, Afyonkarahisar, TurkeyDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Afyon Kocatepe, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey<b>Aim:</b> This study was carried out to determine the effects of combined safflower-sunflower meal (SSM) supplementation in quail diets on fattening performance and some carcass quality parameters.<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> A total of 300 three-day-old Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica), including both males and females were divided into one control group and four treatment groups containing 60 quails in each. Each group was sub-divided into five replicates each containing 12 quails. The control group was fed corn-soybean meal based diet without SSM. The SSM was used at level of 10% (SSM10), 20% (SSM20), 30% (SSM30) and 40% (SSM40) in treatment diets (in each treatment S and SF ratio is 1:1). The experimental period was lasted for 5 weeks.<p> <b>Results:</b> There were no changes in terms of body weights, body weight gain and feed intake as well as carcass weights, relative weight of liver, heart, spleen, gizzard, proventriculus and abdominal fat in all experimental groups with SSM supplementation (P>0.05). Feed conversion ratio impaired in the SSM40 group compared with the control and the other groups (P<0.001).<p> <b>Conclusions:</b> It may be stated that the supplementation of safflower-sunflower meal (C:S, 1:1) in combination to diets has no any adverse effect on the some performance and carcass quality characteristics, and as well as the supplementation of up to 30% of these might be more effective on feed conversion ratio in quails.http://eurasianjvetsci.org/pdf.php3?id=1103safflower mealsunflower mealperformancecarcass qualityquail
spellingShingle Tuba Bulbul
Elmas Ulutas
Vural Ozdemir
Aziz Bulbul
Mustafa Evcimen
Effects of dietary supplementation of combined safflower meal and sunflower meal on fattening performance and carcass quality characteristics in quails
Eurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences
safflower meal
sunflower meal
performance
carcass quality
quail
title Effects of dietary supplementation of combined safflower meal and sunflower meal on fattening performance and carcass quality characteristics in quails
title_full Effects of dietary supplementation of combined safflower meal and sunflower meal on fattening performance and carcass quality characteristics in quails
title_fullStr Effects of dietary supplementation of combined safflower meal and sunflower meal on fattening performance and carcass quality characteristics in quails
title_full_unstemmed Effects of dietary supplementation of combined safflower meal and sunflower meal on fattening performance and carcass quality characteristics in quails
title_short Effects of dietary supplementation of combined safflower meal and sunflower meal on fattening performance and carcass quality characteristics in quails
title_sort effects of dietary supplementation of combined safflower meal and sunflower meal on fattening performance and carcass quality characteristics in quails
topic safflower meal
sunflower meal
performance
carcass quality
quail
url http://eurasianjvetsci.org/pdf.php3?id=1103
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