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Omary MA, Zarghi H, Hassanabadi A. Some productive and reproductive performance, eggshell quality, serum metabolites and immune responses due to L-threonine supplementation in Japanese quail breeders' diet. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2024; 108:965-977. [PMID: 38389325 DOI: 10.1111/jpn.13942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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A dose-response experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of graded levels of dietary digestible threonine (dThr) during the first laying cycle on productive and reproductive performance, egg quality and immune responses of Japanese quail breeders (Coturnix coturnix japonica). Also, dThr requirements were determined based on nutrient dose-response data. A total of 450 (360 females and 90 males) 11-week-old breeders were allocated to five increment (+0.03%) levels of dThr (0.49%, 0.52%, 0.55%, 0.58%, 0.61% and 0.64%) with five replicates per treatment and 15 (12 females and three males) birds each. The experiment lasted for 12 weeks. In response to increasing dietary dThr levels, egg production, egg mass, feed efficiency, egg specific gravity, eggshell relative weight, eggshell thickness, egg fertility (EF) and immune response against sheep red blood cell (SRBC) inoculation were improved with quadratic trends and egg hatchability as set eggs was improved with linear trends. Japanese quail breeders fed a diet with 0.58% dThr concentration (threonine/lysine ratio of 59%) showed the productive performance traits, EF, eggshell quality and immune response against SRBC inoculation in the highest values. However, feed intake, egg weight, egg albumen and yolk relative weight, egg shape index, haugh unit and egg composition were not affected by increasing dietary dThr level. Based on the broken-line regression model, the dThr requirements to optimize productive performance, eggshell quality, EF and immune response against SRBC inoculation were estimated at 159-188, 169-183, 175 and 178 mg/bird per day, respectively. It is concluded, in the Japanese quail breeders during the first laying phase a daily dThr intake of 188 mg/bird, dietary dThr concentration at 0.58% (threonine/lysine ratio of 59%) is adequate for optimized productive and reproductive performance, eggshell quality and immune responses. The estimated requirements depend on what production parameter is taken into considered for optimization.
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- Mohammad Amin Omary
- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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de Carvalho LC, de Sousa MGBL, Pavanini JA, Stivanin TE, Peruzzi NJ, Panosso AR, de Lima MB, da Silva EP. Estimate of lysine nutritional requirements for Japanese quail breeders. PeerJ 2023; 11:e15637. [PMID: 37953788 PMCID: PMC10634330 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023] Open
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Background Japanese quail breeders are the basis for genetic improvement and multiplication for commercial layers, however, there have been no known studies on the optimal lysine level for these birds. Thus, study the egg output response to the lysine (Lys) supply using different e-functions and evaluate the that best fit, have allowed the partition the lysine requirements for maintenance, both weight and egg output maximum. Methods The objectives of this study were to identify the responses to various Lys levels, identify the functions related to these responses and determine the ideal Lys intake amount for Japanese quail breeders. A completely randomized design of seven treatments with seven replicated was used. Treatments consisted of diet supplementation by Lys in concentrations of 16.8, 11.8, 8.4, 6.7, 5.0, 3.4, and 1.7 g/kg. Six exponential models were adjusted. Results The level of Lys was found to affect bird responses (P < 0.001). The birds responded to the levels provided, allowing for the creation of a lysine response curve. A monomolecular function with four parameters was balanced against the statistics of adjustment and selection of models. It was possible to estimate the level of lysine required for maintenance as 133 ± 2 mg/kg BW0.67, and based an average of 41% efficiency, 22 mg Lys produced 1 g of egg output (EO). The daily intake calculated by the monomolecular factorial model was 284 mg Lys for a bird with 0.170 kg body weight and production of 10 g EO/day. The four-parameter monomolecular function proposed in this study is adequate for interpreting the animal response and calculating lysine intake for breeders.
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- Lizia Cordeiro de Carvalho
- Universidade Estadual Paulista, Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista, Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista, Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista, Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista, Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista, Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista, Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brasil
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Lima MR, Costa FGP, Guerra RR, Vieira DVG, Cardoso AS, Fernandes ML, Macena WG, Nascimento DS, Rosendo HA, Silva MRJ, Oliveira JGR, Santana AGS. Adjusted Thr: Lys Ratio Improved the Performance and Efficiency of Japanese Quail. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF POULTRY SCIENCE 2023. [DOI: 10.1590/1806-9061-2022-1653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- MR Lima
- Federal Rural of Semi-Arid Region, Brazil; Federal University of South of Bahia, Brazil; Santa Cruz State University, Brazil
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- Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil
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- Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil
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- Federal University of North of Tocantins, Brazil
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- Federal University of South of Bahia, Brazil
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- Federal University of South of Bahia, Brazil
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- Federal University of South of Bahia, Brazil
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- Federal University of South of Bahia, Brazil
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Determination of the Optimal In-Feed Amino Acid Ratio for Japanese Quail Breeders Based on Utilization Efficiency. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12212953. [PMID: 36359076 PMCID: PMC9656694 DOI: 10.3390/ani12212953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Breeder reproductive responses are optimized if nutritional, environmental, and health requirements are adequately met. Thus, the ideal concentration of amino acids in the diet must be obtained to prevent excess or deficiency to the animal. This may occur due to the inefficiency in the production or excessive excretion of nitrogen. Therefore, it is necessary to determine the optimal relationship for this nutrient category. These results contribute to ensuring optimal ratios of essential amino acids in the diets of Japanese quail breeders based on amino acid efficiency. Abstract The description of the genetic potential is the first step to estimating amino acid requirements and the ideal amino acid relation (IAAR). The aim of this study was to estimate the parameters that describe the daily maximum theoretical nitrogen retention (NRmaxT, mg/BWkg0.67), daily nitrogen maintenance requirement (NMR, mg/BWkg0.67), protein quality (b), dietary efficiency of the limiting amino acid (bc−1) and determine the lysine requirement and the IAAR for Japanese quail breeders. Two nitrogen balance assays were performed, one assay using 49 quails distributed in seven treatments (protein levels between 70.1 and 350.3 g/kg) and seven replicates and other assay to determine the IAAR by the use of bc−1, 12 treatments and 10 replicate, with a control diet (CD) and 11 treatments that had limited essential amino acids by providing only 60% of the CD. The values obtained for NRmaxT, NMR, b and bc−1 were 3386.61, 0.000486 and 0.000101, respectively. The daily intake of Lys was 291 mg/bird day. Lys was set at 100% for determining the IAAR: 87, 67, 21, 117, 96, 66, 142, 39, and 133 for Met + Cys, Thr, Trp, Arg, Val, Ile, Leu, His, and Phr + Tyr, respectively, for Japanese quail breeders.
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Mehri M, Hasanvand S, Bazzi H. Nutritional requirement of meat-type Japanese quail: Threonine. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2020.114774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Sarcinelli M, Sakomura N, Dorigam J, Silva E, Venturini K, Lima M, Gonçalves C. Modelling Japanese quail responses to methionine + cystine, threonine and tryptophan intake. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2020.114486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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CASTRO MRD, PINHEIRO SRF, DALÓLIO FS, LIMA HJDÁ, ABREU LRAD, OLIVEIRA RGD, MOTA LFM, CARVALHO DCDO. Estimates for digestible threonine: lysine for 21 - 35-day-old female meat-type quails. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE SAÚDE E PRODUÇÃO ANIMAL 2020. [DOI: 10.1590/s1519-99402121292020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT Two assays were performed to estimate digestible threonine-lysine (Threo-Lys) ratio for female meat-type quails between 21 and 28 days old and between 28 and 35 days old. Experimental design was totally randomized. The first assay comprised 440 quails distributed into 5 treatments, 8 replications and 11 fowls per cage. The second assay comprised 280 quails distributed into 5 treatments, 8 replications and 7 fowls per cage. Five digestible Threo: Lys ratios were evaluated (0.66, 0.71, 0.76, 0.81 and 0.86). Performance, carcass and cut yield, chemical composition of carcass and nitrogen balance were evaluated. There was an improvement (P<0.05) in feed conversion and increase in feed intake due to ratios of digestible Threo: Lys between 21 and 28 and between 29 and 35 days olds, respectively. At 35 days old, there was a better (P<0.05) carcass yield and a negative nitrogen balance for Threo: Lys analyzed. A ratio of 0.86 may be recommended for digestible Threo: Lys as the best for feed conversion and carcass yield for female meat-type quails between 21 and 28 and between 28 and 35 days.
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Chaves FQ, Neri Júnior NA, Rodrigues RC, Araujo HF, Guerra RR. Morphometry of pectoral muscle fiber and intestinal villi of Calidris pusilla during the wintering period in Brazil. PESQUISA VETERINÁRIA BRASILEIRA 2018. [DOI: 10.1590/1678-5150-pvb-5175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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ABSTRACT: Migration is an event observed in several animals, such as shorebirds moving between the northern and southern hemispheres, during breeding and wintering intervals. Morphophysiological adaptations are necessary to allow the maintenance of migratory cycles and, therefore, studies with this focus can help clarify biological aspects related to migration. We analyzed the morphology variation in pectoral muscles and intestinal mucosa of Calidris pusilla, during different phases of the wintering period on the coast of Brazil. Fragments of pectoral muscles and duodenal were collected, fixed and processed for histology according to standard procedure, from specimens captured in a locality on the Brazilian coast. Modifications were found in the measured parameters among the three phases of wintering, arrival in Brazil (October, mid-period), January and departure to the Northern Hemisphere - May. The registered structural dynamism characterizes the growth of flight musculature and intestinal changes related to nutrition. Such changes occur temporarily due to the activities of preparation and migration between the northern and southern hemispheres.
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- Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Brazil; Faculdade Rebouças de Campina Grande, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Brazil; Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Brazil
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Mehri M, Jalilvand G, Ghazaghi M, Mahdavi AH, Kasmani FB. Estimation of Optimal Lysine in Quail Chicks During the Second and Third Weeks of Age. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 2016. [DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2013.e84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mehri M, Bagherzadeh Kasmani F, Asghari-Moghadam M. Estimation of lysine requirements of growing Japanese quail during the fourth and fifth weeks of age. Poult Sci 2015; 94:1923-7. [DOI: 10.3382/ps/pev153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mehri M. Optimization of response surface and neural network models in conjugation with desirability function for estimation of nutritional needs of methionine, lysine, and threonine in broiler chickens. Poult Sci 2014; 93:1862-7. [DOI: 10.3382/ps.2013-03689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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