Use of Fig Seed Meal as a New Alternative Feed Source in Quails: Effect on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Antioxidant Capacity and Serum Biochemistry
ABSTRACT This study aims to evaluate the potential of fig seed meal (FSM), which contains approximately 20% crude protein (CP) and provides 2106 kcal/kg of metabolizable energy (ME), as an alternative protein source in the diets of broiler Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica). One hundred si...
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| description | ABSTRACT This study aims to evaluate the potential of fig seed meal (FSM), which contains approximately 20% crude protein (CP) and provides 2106 kcal/kg of metabolizable energy (ME), as an alternative protein source in the diets of broiler Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica). One hundred sixty 1‐day‐old mixed‐sex quails were divided into four groups, each with four replicates, and fed diets containing 0% (control), 2.5%, 5.0% and 10.0% FSM for 35 days. Weekly growth performance parameters were recorded, and carcass characteristics and blood biochemical parameters were analysed at the end of the trial. Including up to 10% FSM did not affect feed intake (FI) (p > 0.05), but linear, quadratic and cubic effects were observed in body weight gain (BWG). Adding up to 5% FSM resulted in growth performance similar to the control group, whereas the 10% FSM diet significantly reduced BWG. FSM levels influenced the feed conversion ratio (FCR) linearly, quadratically and cubically, with a decline observed at levels above 5%. In female quails, 5% FSM increased breast and thigh weights, whereas in males, it reduced carcass yield and intestinal weight. There were no statistically significant differences in other carcass traits among the groups. Serum biochemical parameters and oxidant/antioxidant balance were not adversely affected by FSM inclusion up to 5%. In conclusion, using FSM up to 5% did not negatively impact growth performance, but higher inclusion levels reduced performance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e4441c4a972045d797728257eb14e04d2025-08-23T13:58:34ZengWileyVeterinary Medicine and Science2053-10952025-09-01115n/an/a10.1002/vms3.70533Use of Fig Seed Meal as a New Alternative Feed Source in Quails: Effect on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Antioxidant Capacity and Serum BiochemistryMehmet Irmak0Muzaffer Denli1Nurhan Şahin2Tuncay Tufan3Kıvanç Irak4Veysi Kayri5Özgür Yaşar Çelik6Cahit Özcan7Hasan Hüseyin Ipçak8Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Disease, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Siirt University Siirt TurkeyDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture Dicle University Diyarbakır TurkeyDepartment of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Fırat University Elazığ TurkeyDepartment of Veterınary Bıochemıstry, Faculty of Veterınary Medıcıne Siirt Unıversıty Siirt TurkeyDepartment of Veterınary Bıochemıstry, Faculty of Veterınary Medıcıne Siirt Unıversıty Siirt TurkeyDepartment of Medical Services and Techniques, Medical Laboratory Techniques Programme, Health Services Vocational School Batman University Batman TurkeyDepartment of Clınıcal Scıences, Department of Veterınary Internal Medıcıne, Faculty of Veterınary Medıcıne, Siirt Unıversıty Siirt TurkeyDepartment of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Disease, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Siirt University Siirt TurkeyDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture Dicle University Diyarbakır TurkeyABSTRACT This study aims to evaluate the potential of fig seed meal (FSM), which contains approximately 20% crude protein (CP) and provides 2106 kcal/kg of metabolizable energy (ME), as an alternative protein source in the diets of broiler Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica). One hundred sixty 1‐day‐old mixed‐sex quails were divided into four groups, each with four replicates, and fed diets containing 0% (control), 2.5%, 5.0% and 10.0% FSM for 35 days. Weekly growth performance parameters were recorded, and carcass characteristics and blood biochemical parameters were analysed at the end of the trial. Including up to 10% FSM did not affect feed intake (FI) (p > 0.05), but linear, quadratic and cubic effects were observed in body weight gain (BWG). Adding up to 5% FSM resulted in growth performance similar to the control group, whereas the 10% FSM diet significantly reduced BWG. FSM levels influenced the feed conversion ratio (FCR) linearly, quadratically and cubically, with a decline observed at levels above 5%. In female quails, 5% FSM increased breast and thigh weights, whereas in males, it reduced carcass yield and intestinal weight. There were no statistically significant differences in other carcass traits among the groups. Serum biochemical parameters and oxidant/antioxidant balance were not adversely affected by FSM inclusion up to 5%. In conclusion, using FSM up to 5% did not negatively impact growth performance, but higher inclusion levels reduced performance.https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.70533carcass characteristicsfig seed mealgrowth performancequailsserum biochemistry |
| spellingShingle | Mehmet Irmak Muzaffer Denli Nurhan Şahin Tuncay Tufan Kıvanç Irak Veysi Kayri Özgür Yaşar Çelik Cahit Özcan Hasan Hüseyin Ipçak Use of Fig Seed Meal as a New Alternative Feed Source in Quails: Effect on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Antioxidant Capacity and Serum Biochemistry Veterinary Medicine and Science carcass characteristics fig seed meal growth performance quails serum biochemistry |
| title | Use of Fig Seed Meal as a New Alternative Feed Source in Quails: Effect on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Antioxidant Capacity and Serum Biochemistry |
| title_full | Use of Fig Seed Meal as a New Alternative Feed Source in Quails: Effect on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Antioxidant Capacity and Serum Biochemistry |
| title_fullStr | Use of Fig Seed Meal as a New Alternative Feed Source in Quails: Effect on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Antioxidant Capacity and Serum Biochemistry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of Fig Seed Meal as a New Alternative Feed Source in Quails: Effect on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Antioxidant Capacity and Serum Biochemistry |
| title_short | Use of Fig Seed Meal as a New Alternative Feed Source in Quails: Effect on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Antioxidant Capacity and Serum Biochemistry |
| title_sort | use of fig seed meal as a new alternative feed source in quails effect on growth performance carcass characteristics antioxidant capacity and serum biochemistry |
| topic | carcass characteristics fig seed meal growth performance quails serum biochemistry |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.70533 |
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