Impact of restricting feed and probiotic supplementation on growth performance, mortality and carcass traits of meat‐type quails

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of quantitative feed restriction, along with dietary supplementation with a probiotic blend (Protexin) as a natural growth promoter, on the performance, water consumption, mortality rate and carcass traits of meat‐type quails. A total of 250 1‐...

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Published in:Animal science journal 2019-10, Vol.90 (10), p.1388-1395
Main Authors: Soomro, Rab N., Abd El‐Hack, Mohamed E., Shah, Syed S., Taha, Ayman E., Alagawany, Mahmoud, Swelum, Ayman A., Hussein, Elsayed O.S., Ba‐Aawdh, Hani A., Saadeldin, Islam, El‐Edel, Mohamed A., Tufarelli, Vincenzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Animals
Birds
Body Weight - drug effects
Cattle
Diet
Diet - veterinary
Dietary Supplements
Feed conversion
feed restriction
Feeding Methods - veterinary
growth
Meat
Meat - analysis
meat‐type quail
Mortality
Physical growth
probiotic
Probiotics
Probiotics - therapeutic use
Quail
Water consumption
Water treatment
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Summary:The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of quantitative feed restriction, along with dietary supplementation with a probiotic blend (Protexin) as a natural growth promoter, on the performance, water consumption, mortality rate and carcass traits of meat‐type quails. A total of 250 1‐day unsexed quails were randomly allocated to five equal groups in a completely randomized design. The first group (A) fed a basal diet without any restriction (24 hr/day); the second group (B1) fed the basal diet for 20 hr/day; the third group (B2) fed the basal diet enriched with probiotic (0.1 g/kg diet) for 20 hr/day; the fourth group (C1) fed the basal diet for 16 hr/day; and the fifth group (C2) fed the basal diet enriched with probiotic (0.1 g/kg diet) for 16 hr/day. Birds were fed ad‐libitum from 0–14 days of age, and then the feed restriction regimes started from 14 till 28 days of age. Results showed that quails in the control‐group consumed more feed and water than the other treatment groups (p  .05) compared with the other treated groups. The best feed conversion values were achieved in quails supplemented with probiotic blend (B2 and C2) in comparison with the other groups (p 
ISSN:1344-3941
1740-0929
DOI:10.1111/asj.13290