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Dietary crude protein levels during growth phase affects reproductive characteristics but not reproductive efficiency of adult male Japanese quails.
Retes, Pâmela Lacombe; Neves, Danusa Gebin das; Bernardes, Laryssa Fernanda; Alves, Victoria Veiga; Gonçalves, Natália de Castro; Lima, Diego de Rezende; Alvarenga, Renata Ribeiro; Pereira, Barbara Azevedo; Seidavi, Alireza; Zangeronimo, Márcio Gilberto.
Afiliação
  • Retes PL; Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, MG 37200, Brazil.
  • Neves DGD; Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, MG 37200, Brazil.
  • Bernardes LF; Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, MG 37200, Brazil.
  • Alves VV; Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, MG 37200, Brazil.
  • Gonçalves NC; Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, MG 37200, Brazil.
  • Lima DR; Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, MG 37200, Brazil.
  • Alvarenga RR; Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, MG 37200, Brazil.
  • Pereira BA; Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, MG 37200, Brazil.
  • Seidavi A; Department of Animal Science, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, 4147654919, Iran.
  • Zangeronimo MG; Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, MG 37200, Brazil.
Anim Biosci ; 35(3): 385-398, 2022 Mar.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34530517
OBJECTIVE: The objective was to evaluate the influence of different dietary crude protein (CP) levels during the growth phase on reproductive characteristics and reproductive efficiency as well as the body development of adult male Japanese quail. METHODS: Three hundred one-day-old male quails were distributed into five treatments with diets containing different CP levels (18%, 20%, 22%, 24%, and 26%) in a completely randomized design, with six replicates of ten birds each. The CP diets were applied only during the growth phase (1 to 35 days). At 36 days of age, the birds were transferred to 30 laying cages with three males and nine females each, and all birds received the same diet formulated to meet production-phase requirements until 96 days of age. RESULTS: The growth rate of the birds increased linearly (p<0.01) with increasing dietary CP, but the age of maximum growth decreased (p<0.05). At growth maturity, all birds had the same body weight (p>0.05). At 35 days of age, higher weight gain was obtained (p<0.05) with diets containing 22% CP or higher. No effects on feed conversion were observed in this phase. The increase in dietary CP enhanced (p<0.01) nitrogen intake and nitrogen excretion but did not affect (p>0.05) nitrogen retention. Testis size, seminiferous tubular area, number of spermatogonia, and germinal epithelial height at 35 days of age increased linearly (p<0.05) with dietary CP, while the number of Leydig cells decreased (p<0.01). The Sertoli cell number at 60 days of age increased linearly (p<0.01) with dietary CP. Dietary CP levels did not affect cloacal gland size, foam weight, foam protein concentration, semen volume, or flock fertility at 90 days of age. CONCLUSION: Dietary CP concentration affected body and testicular development in male Japanese quails but did not affect reproductive efficiency.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Clinical_trials Idioma: En Revista: Anim Biosci Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Coréia do Sul

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Clinical_trials Idioma: En Revista: Anim Biosci Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Coréia do Sul