Potential of Full-Fat Silkworm-Based Diets for Laying Quails: Performance and Egg Physical Quality.

Bombyx mori Coturnix japonica egg production egg quality feed insect poultry sustainability

Journal

Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
ISSN: 2076-2615
Titre abrégé: Animals (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101635614

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
29 Apr 2023
Historique:
received: 03 04 2023
revised: 21 04 2023
accepted: 27 04 2023
medline: 13 5 2023
pubmed: 13 5 2023
entrez: 13 5 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The present research was conducted to determine the optimal inclusion level of full-fat silkworm chrysalis meal (SWM) into laying quails' diets, focusing on performance traits and egg physical quality. A total of 240 31-day-old female Japanese quails were randomly assigned to four dietary groups (12 replicates/treatment; 5 quails/replicate); quails were initially fed a standard commercial diet for pullets until 63 days of age. When oviposition started, the experimental groups received the following diets: a conventional corn and soybean-based diet (control diet-C) and three other diets, including 4%, 8%, or 12% of full-fat SWM (SWM4, SWM8, SWM12, respectively). Experimental diets were provided until quails reached 119 days of age. Birds displayed satisfactory productive performance throughout the trial. SWM12 and SWM8 had higher (

Identifiants

pubmed: 37174547
pii: ani13091510
doi: 10.3390/ani13091510
pmc: PMC10177170
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Subventions

Organisme : University of Padua
ID : 2019 - prot. BIRD193891

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Auteurs

Yazavinder Singh (Y)

Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, MAPS, University of Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università 16, Legnaro, 35020 Padova, Italy.

Marco Cullere (M)

Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, MAPS, University of Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università 16, Legnaro, 35020 Padova, Italy.

Davide Bertelli (D)

Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy.

Severino Segato (S)

Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, MAPS, University of Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università 16, Legnaro, 35020 Padova, Italy.

Giovanni Franzo (G)

Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, MAPS, University of Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università 16, Legnaro, 35020 Padova, Italy.

Antonio Frangipane di Regalbono (A)

Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, MAPS, University of Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università 16, Legnaro, 35020 Padova, Italy.

Paolo Catellani (P)

Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, MAPS, University of Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università 16, Legnaro, 35020 Padova, Italy.

Cristian Taccioli (C)

Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, MAPS, University of Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università 16, Legnaro, 35020 Padova, Italy.

Silvia Cappellozza (S)

Sericulture Laboratory, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment (CREA-AA), Via Eulero 6a, 35143 Padova, Italy.

Antonella Dalle Zotte (A)

Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, MAPS, University of Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università 16, Legnaro, 35020 Padova, Italy.

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