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Triticate grains as substitute for yellow corn in laying Japanese quail diets
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حبوب التريتكال كبديل للاذرة الصفراء في علائق السمان اليابانى البياض
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| Abstract |
This study was carried out at the Poultry Research Station, EI-Azab, Fayoum, Egypt during the period from April to July 2010. The total number of the experimental birds (180) at 36 days of age was divided equally into five treatments (36 birds each), each treatment was equally subdivided into three replicates of 12 (eight female and four male) birds each. The present study was conducted to determine the efficiency of partial substitution (0, 15, 30, 45 and 60%) of yellow com (YC) by triticale grains (TG) on productive performance, egg quality, fertility%, hatchability% and economical efficiency of laying Japanese quail. Results obtained could be summarized in the following: Feeding different levels of TG insignificantly (P>0.05) affected productive performance of laying Japanese quail. All of the dietary treatments surpassed (P≤0.05) the control in Haugh unit (HU) with the exception of quails fed diet containing 45% TG which were lower than the control. However, insignificant differences were detected in other egg quality characteristic as compared to the control diet. All of the dietary treatments significantly (P0.01) Surpassed the control in fertility%, quails fed diet containing 45% TG had higher fertility% and quails fed diet containing 15% TG had higher hatchability%. Inclusion of TG in the laying Japanese quail diets at different levels caused a significant (P≤0.05) differences only in white blood cells count (WBCs). The WBCs count was found to be significantly lower in quails fed control diet compared with other groups, while, insignificant effects were observed in the other blood constituents. Economical efficiency values during the period from 36 to 119 days of age was improved for quails fed all experimental diets containing TG as compared with those fed the control diet. Generally, it can be concluded that TG can substitute YC in laying Japanese quail diets up to 60% to get the best performance and the highest economical and relative efficiency.
Keywords: triticale, laying Japanese quail, performance, egg quality, fertility and hatchability%
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2010
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| Pages |
563-576
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| Availability location |
معهد بحوث الانتاج الحيوانى- شارع نادى الصيد- الدقى - الجيزة
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Animal Production Research Institute (APRI)
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| serial title |
Egyptian Journal Nutrition and Feeds
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| ISSN |
1110-6360
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| Agris Categories |
Animal feeding
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AGROVOC
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Egg hatchability.
Fertility.
Maize.
Performance testing.
Quails.
Triticales (product).
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| Proposed Agrovoc |
Triticate grains;laying Japanese quail;egg quality;
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Journal
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