Impact of dietary Sardinella lemuru fish oil supplementation on egg production and fatty acid profile of laying quails in smallholder farming

Smallholder quail farms often face limitations in providing high-quality feed that can improve both productivity and nutritional quality of eggs, particularly in enhancing essential fatty acids such as omega-3. Bali sardinella (Sardinella lemuru) fish oil is a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids and...

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Main Authors: Ainun Nafisah, Gagah Hendra Wijaya, Fathurrahman Bintang Romadoni, Mochamad Fahri, Radian Syafiyullah, Kania Asri Liany
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Published: Universitas Lancang Kuning 2025-06-01
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Gagah Hendra Wijaya
Fathurrahman Bintang Romadoni
Mochamad Fahri
Radian Syafiyullah
Kania Asri Liany
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description Smallholder quail farms often face limitations in providing high-quality feed that can improve both productivity and nutritional quality of eggs, particularly in enhancing essential fatty acids such as omega-3. Bali sardinella (Sardinella lemuru) fish oil is a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids and holds potential as a dietary supplement to enhance egg nutritional value. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of S. lemuru fish oil supplementation in feed on egg production and fatty acid profile of laying quails under smallholder farming conditions. A randomized block design was applied with four treatments: T0 (0% LFO), T1 (2% LFO), T2 (4% LFO), and T3 (6% LFO), each with two replications and 50 adult female quails per unit. The results showed that S. lemuru fish oil supplementation had no significant effect on egg weight, egg length, viscosity, yolk diameter and height, or other physical egg parameters. However, T3 significantly reduced egg production. The 2% LFO treatment (T1) resulted in the highest crude protein content in the feed and relatively better performance and physical egg quality. The fatty acid profile of eggs was dominated by oleic, palmitic, and linoleic acids, with omega-3 levels increasing in line with higher LFO doses. These findings suggest that 2% S. lemuru fish oil supplementation is suitable for smallholder quail farming to improve egg quality without significantly increasing production costs.
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spelling doaj-art-bb625b8a02f6491bbac8fea8d714e4c12025-08-20T02:23:35ZengUniversitas Lancang KuningJurnal Ilmiah Pertanian1829-83462502-59882025-06-0122210.31849/jip.v22i2.22287Impact of dietary Sardinella lemuru fish oil supplementation on egg production and fatty acid profile of laying quails in smallholder farming Ainun Nafisah0Gagah Hendra Wijaya1Fathurrahman Bintang Romadoni2Mochamad Fahri3Radian Syafiyullah4Kania Asri Liany5Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University, Serang 42163, IndonesiaDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University, Serang 42163, IndonesiaDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University, Serang 42163, IndonesiaDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University, Serang 42163, IndonesiaDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University, Serang 42163, IndonesiaDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University, Serang 42163, Indonesia Smallholder quail farms often face limitations in providing high-quality feed that can improve both productivity and nutritional quality of eggs, particularly in enhancing essential fatty acids such as omega-3. Bali sardinella (Sardinella lemuru) fish oil is a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids and holds potential as a dietary supplement to enhance egg nutritional value. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of S. lemuru fish oil supplementation in feed on egg production and fatty acid profile of laying quails under smallholder farming conditions. A randomized block design was applied with four treatments: T0 (0% LFO), T1 (2% LFO), T2 (4% LFO), and T3 (6% LFO), each with two replications and 50 adult female quails per unit. The results showed that S. lemuru fish oil supplementation had no significant effect on egg weight, egg length, viscosity, yolk diameter and height, or other physical egg parameters. However, T3 significantly reduced egg production. The 2% LFO treatment (T1) resulted in the highest crude protein content in the feed and relatively better performance and physical egg quality. The fatty acid profile of eggs was dominated by oleic, palmitic, and linoleic acids, with omega-3 levels increasing in line with higher LFO doses. These findings suggest that 2% S. lemuru fish oil supplementation is suitable for smallholder quail farming to improve egg quality without significantly increasing production costs. https://journal.unilak.ac.id/index.php/jip/article/view/22287laying quails egg productionfatty acid profile omega-3 Bali sardinella
spellingShingle Ainun Nafisah
Gagah Hendra Wijaya
Fathurrahman Bintang Romadoni
Mochamad Fahri
Radian Syafiyullah
Kania Asri Liany
Impact of dietary Sardinella lemuru fish oil supplementation on egg production and fatty acid profile of laying quails in smallholder farming
Jurnal Ilmiah Pertanian
laying quails
egg production
fatty acid profile
omega-3
Bali sardinella
title Impact of dietary Sardinella lemuru fish oil supplementation on egg production and fatty acid profile of laying quails in smallholder farming
title_full Impact of dietary Sardinella lemuru fish oil supplementation on egg production and fatty acid profile of laying quails in smallholder farming
title_fullStr Impact of dietary Sardinella lemuru fish oil supplementation on egg production and fatty acid profile of laying quails in smallholder farming
title_full_unstemmed Impact of dietary Sardinella lemuru fish oil supplementation on egg production and fatty acid profile of laying quails in smallholder farming
title_short Impact of dietary Sardinella lemuru fish oil supplementation on egg production and fatty acid profile of laying quails in smallholder farming
title_sort impact of dietary sardinella lemuru fish oil supplementation on egg production and fatty acid profile of laying quails in smallholder farming
topic laying quails
egg production
fatty acid profile
omega-3
Bali sardinella
url https://journal.unilak.ac.id/index.php/jip/article/view/22287
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