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Title

Responses in growth, food intake and food conversion efficiency to different dietary protein concentrations in meat‐type lines of Japanese quail.

Authors

Hyánková, L.; D#akedková, L.; Knížetová, H.; Klecker, D.

Abstract

1. A total of 360 Japanese quail of 4 commercial meat‐type lines and two diet treatments (260 and 216 g/kg or 238 and 195 g/kg of crude protein (CP) in the starter and grower diet, respectively) were used. 2. The positive effect of a high CP diet on body weight was significant only for the first 4 weeks after hatching. 3. The mean age at inflection point of the growth curve (t ) across lines and sexes was 1.4 d (0.6 to 2.8 d within line/sex groups) earlier for quail fed on a high CP diet than in quail receiving a low CP diet. The inflection (y ) and asymptotic (A) weights were similar under both dietary protein concentrations. Nevertheless, the shape of the growth curve, characterised by the ratio y 1A and parameter of the maturing rate k, was significantly influenced by diet. 4. A higher food intake and less efficient food conversion were found for quail fed on a high CP diet in the period from 15 to 28 d of age. 5. The fattening traits such as body weight, cumulative food intake and food conversion, were not affected by dietary CP content at the age of 5 weeks. 6. The effects of line on body weight, food intake and food conversion are discussed.

Publication

British Poultry Science, 1997, Vol 38, Issue 5, p564

ISSN

0007-1668

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1080/00071669708418037

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