Vitamin C supplementation in laying Japanese quails and its effect on egg performance and quality

Authors

  • Carlos Cristobal Vela Garcia Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zootecnia, Forragicultura, Recife, Pernambuco
  • María Elena Díaz Pabló Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana, Facultad de Zootecnia, Yurimaguas, Loreto
  • Juliano Valerio Geron Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Departamento de Zootecnia, Nutrição Animal, Pontes e Lacerda, Mato Grosso
  • William Celis Pinedo Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Alto Amazonas, Facultad de Zootecnia, Yurimaguas, Loreto
  • José Virgilio Aguilar Vásquez Universidade Federal do Tocantins, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Animal Tropical, Araguaina, Tocantins
  • Orlando Iberico Vela Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana, Facultad de Zootecnia, Yurimaguas, Loreto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v31i3.16920

Keywords:

ascorbic acid, eggshell, inclusion, performance

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of vitamin C supplementation in mid-laying Japanese quail on productive performance and egg quality. Eighty quails of 23 weeks of age initiating the second third of laying were used. The birds were housed in 20 cages (four birds per cage) and distributed in a completely randomized design with four levels of inclusion of vitamin C in the basal diet: 0, 100, 200 and 300 mg of vitamin C per 100 kg of feed. As productive performance, the feed intake (g/bird/day), laying percentage and feed conversion were determined. Additionally, the weight, height and length of the egg, the height and weight of the yolk and the albumin, and shell thickness were measured as egg quality variables. Vitamin C supplementation at increasing levels in the diet of quails had no effect on productive performance and egg quality, except on shell thickness (p<0.05).

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Published

2020-09-29

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 3 (2020)

Section

Artículos Primarios

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Copyright (c) 2020 Carlos Cristobal Vela Garcia, María Elena Díaz Pabló, Juliano Valerio Geron, William Celis Pinedo, José Virgilio Aguilar Vásquez, Orlando Iberico Vela

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How to Cite

Vela Garcia, C. C., Díaz Pabló, M. E., Geron, J. V., Pinedo, W. C., Aguilar Vásquez, J. V., & Iberico Vela, O. (2020). Vitamin C supplementation in laying Japanese quails and its effect on egg performance and quality. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 31(3), e16920. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v31i3.16920