Shelled acorn seed (Quercus cerris) as a diet ingredient on the performance of growing Japanese Quail

Midilli M., Muglali O. H., ALTINTAŞ L., Erol H., Cakir S.

SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, cilt.38, sa.1, ss.38-42, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Dergi Adı: SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.38-42
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: acorn seed, Coturnix coturnix japonica, growth performance, SORGHUM GRAIN DIETS
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of dietary inclusion of shelled acorn seed (Quercus cerris) on the growth performance and carcass yield of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). Four hundred four-day old quail chicks were used in this study. Experimental diets contained 0, 5, 10, 15 or 20% shelled acorn seed. The experiment lasted 38 days. There were no differences between treatments in body weight, body weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion ratio. Furthermore, the mortality rate and carcass yield were not affected by the inclusion in the diet of different levels of shelled acorn seed. The inclusion of shelled acorn seed to the quail diets did not cause any harmful effect on the health of the birds. These results suggested that up to 20% shelled acorn seed could be included as an energy source in quail diets.