Open AccessThe effect of dried white mulberry (Morus alba) pulp supplementation in diets of laying quail
Author(s) -
Ahmet Yusuf Şengül,
Turgay Şengül,
Şenol Çelik,
Gülüzar Şengül,
Aydın Daş,
Hakan İnci,
Aydın Şükrü Bengü
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista mvz córdoba/revista mvz cordoba
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.202
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1909-0544
pISSN - 0122-0268
DOI - 10.21897/rmvz.1940
Subject(s) - quail , yolk , pulp (tooth) , completely randomized design , triglyceride , feed conversion ratio , biology , albumin , food science , zoology , cholesterol , body weight , medicine , biochemistry , endocrinology , pathology
Objective. This study was conducted to research the effects of different levels of dried white mulberry (Morus alba) pulp supplementation in diets of laying quail on yield performances, egg quality, blood parameters, yolk fatty acid profiles and cholesterol concentrations. Materials and Methods. A completely randomized experimental design, with four treatments and four replicates, was applied. The experimental treatments were M0: control diet; M4: dietary inclusion of 4% mulberry pulp; M8: dietary inclusion of 8% mulberry pulp; M12: dietary inclusion of 12% mulberry pulp. This experiment was carried out for 4 weeks, and 128 7-week-old female quail were used. Results. Addition of dried mulberry pulp to the diet significantly affected weekly feed intake, egg yield, albumin index, yolk weight, triglyceride, LDL, serum cholesterol and yolk cholesterol levels (p<0.05, p<0.01). The feed conversion ratio, egg weight, and egg yolk fatty acid profile were not significantly affected by the dried mulberry pulp in the diet. Conclusions. As a result, it may be stated that adding dried mulberry pulp up to 8% of the diets of laying quail does not cause any adverse effects and may be used without any problems.