The effect of dietary L carnitine supplementation on growth performance carcass traits and composition of edible meat in Japanese quail Coturnix coturnix japonica     
Yazarlar (3)
Prof. Dr. Şenay SARICA Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
M. Corduk
Ankara Üniversitesi, Türkiye
K. Kilinc
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Journal of Applied Poultry Research
Dergi ISSN 1056-6171 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SSCI
Dergi Grubu Q4
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 01-2005
Cilt No 14
Sayı 4
Sayfalar 709 / 715
DOI Numarası 10.1093/japr/14.4.709
Özet
The present study was conducted to determine the effects of supplemental dietary L-carnitine at different levels on growth performance, carcass traits, and composition of edible meat in Japanese quail. One hundred sixty-eight 1-d-old Japanese quail chicks were fed the same basal diet that was supplemented with 0 (control), 30, 40, or 50 mg L-carnitine/kg of diet. The effects of dietary L-carnitine supplementation at different levels on body weight gain, cumulative feed intake, and feed conversion ratio of Japanese quail did not differ. Supplementation of L-carnitine to Japanese quail diets from 0 to 35 d of age did not affect the hot and cold carcass yields and the relative values of heart, liver, gizzard, and abdominal fat. Levels of supplemental dietary L-carnitine did not affect the dry matter, moisture, CP, or ether extract content of the total edible meat in Japanese quail chicks. ©2005 Poultry Science Association, Inc.
Anahtar Kelimeler
L-carnitine | growth | carcass trait | Japanese quail