Growth Performance, Nutrients Digestibility, Carcass Characteristics, Hematology And Serum Biochemistry Of Japanese Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) Fed Diets Containing Rice Gluten Meal And Betaine Supplementation, During Summer Season
Abstract
A total of 375 un-sexed Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) chicks (5 days-old) were randomly allotted to 5 experimental groups to examine the effect of the inclusion of rice gluten meal (RGM) at levels of 2.5 and 5% and supplementation of betaine at levels of 0.5 and 1.0 g/kg diet on the growth performance, carcass characteristics, hematology, serum biochemistry and gastrointestinal tract microbiota of growing Japanese quail. Quails were fed a basal diet and the other four diets contained 2.5 and 5% RGM with 0.5 or 1.0 g betaine supplementation. The results revealed that quails chicks fed diets included 5%RGM +0.5 or 1.0 g betaine achieved the highest (P
Fields of Study & Subjects
Animal Nutrition and Physiology
Rabbits: Nutrition
Reproduction
Health
Livestock and Poultry Management
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Productivity and Development
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1–21
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN