Impacts of Continuous and Intermittent Use of Bovine Colostrum on Laying Japanese Quails: Egg Performance and Traits, Blood Biochemical and Antioxidant Status
- Quail is used in cookery, but mainly for its egg production around the globe, and sustainable poultry farming practices have been searched. The use of colostrum (beestings or first milk from cows) in quails’ diet can play an important role in providing probiotics and reducing the need for antibiotics, which, in addition to better quail performance, is effective in reducing environmental impacts. The results of the current research show that the continuous use of bovine colostrum (BC) in laying quails’ diets has beneficial effects on their performance, egg traits, blood indexes and antioxidant status.
| Author: | Shakir Mokhtarzadeh, Ali Nobakht, Yousef Mehmannavaz, Valiollah Palangi, Hüseyin Eseceli, Maximilian LacknerORCiD |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12202811 |
| Parent Title (English): | Animals |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Completed Date: | 2022/10/18 |
| Responsibility for metadata: | Fachhochschule Technikum Wien |
| Release Date: | 2023/07/11 |
| GND Keyword: | antioxidant; blood parameters; carcass characteristics; egg traits |
| Volume: | 12 |
| Issue: | Issue 20 |
| Publish on Website: | 1 |
| Open Access: | 1 |
| Reviewed: | 0 |
| Link to Publication: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/20/2811 |
| Department: | Department Industrial Engineering |
| Research Focus: | Sonstiges |
| Projects: | Import |
| Studienjahr: | 2022/2023 |
