Semi-purified glycerin in the meat quails feeding

Autores

  • Tiago Junior Pasquetti Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Antonio Claudio Furlan Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Ana Paula Silva Ton Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso
  • Elias Nunes Martins Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Vittor Zancanela Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Daiane de Oliveira Grieser Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Eliany Batista Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Paulo Cesar Pozza Universidade Estadual de Maringá

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2014v35n6p3377

Palavras-chave:

Coturnix coturnix sp., Performance, Metabolizable energy, Carcass yield, Economic feasibility.

Resumo

 

Three experiments were conducted to determine the nutritional value of semi-purified glycerin (SG), and its economic feasibility for use in meat quail feed. Its effect on the performance, body chemical composition, and carcass yield were assessed. In experiment 1, 22-day-old quails, were housed in metabolic cages, distributed in a completely randomized design (CRD), with three treatments, five replicates, and five birds per repetition, using 75 quails in total. Treatments consisted of a reference diet (RD) and two test diets (RT) in which 8% and 12% SG replaced the RD. The estimated value of nitrogen-corrected apparent metabolizable energy (AMEn) for SG was 2,476 kcal/kg. In experiment 2, 1320 quails (55 quails in each box) were distributed in a CRD with six treatments and four replicates. The treatments consisted of six diets containing increasing levels (0%, 3%, 6%, 9%, 12%, and 15%) of SG. There were no effects of SG on the performance variables. The cost per kilogram of live weight produced increased linearly (P<0.05) with the percentage of SG in the diet. The performance data suggest that SG may be included in up to 15% of the diet in 1- to 14-day-old quails. In experiment 3, 1032 quail (43 quails in each box) were distributed under the same conditions as in experiment 2. SG was positively associated with (P<0.05) litter moisture and body biomass accumulated (BBA) weight. A quadratic effect on feed conversion and BBA (P<0.05) was observed. The cost per kilogram of live weight produced increased linearly (P<0.05) with the percentage of SG in the diet. Therefore, SG may be used to make-up 10% of the diet of 15–35-day-old quail.

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Tiago Junior Pasquetti, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Discente do Curso de Doutorado no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zootecnia, PPZ, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, UEM, Maringá, PR, Brasil.

Antonio Claudio Furlan, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Prof., Deptº de Zootecnia, UEM, Maringá, PR, Brasil.

Ana Paula Silva Ton, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso

Profª, Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais, ICAA, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, UFMT, Sinop, MT, Brasil.

Elias Nunes Martins, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Departamento de Zootecnia - Universidade Estadual de Maringá - UEM

Vittor Zancanela, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Discente do Curso de Doutorado no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zootecnia, PPZ, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, UEM, Maringá, PR, Brasil.

Daiane de Oliveira Grieser, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Discente do Curso de Doutorado no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zootecnia, PPZ, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, UEM, Maringá, PR, Brasil.

Eliany Batista, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Discente do Curso de Doutorado no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zootecnia, PPZ, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, UEM, Maringá, PR, Brasil.

Paulo Cesar Pozza, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Prof., Deptº de Zootecnia, UEM, Maringá, PR, Brasil.

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2014-12-09

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Pasquetti, T. J., Furlan, A. C., Ton, A. P. S., Martins, E. N., Zancanela, V., Grieser, D. de O., Batista, E., & Pozza, P. C. (2014). Semi-purified glycerin in the meat quails feeding. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 35(6), 3377–3392. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2014v35n6p3377

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