Effect of Quail Diets Enriched with Vitamin D3 on Performance and Egg Quality

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 12 - 20, 27.06.2025

Ahmet Engin Tüzün , Osman Olgun , Alpönder Yıldız

https://doi.org/10.51970/jasp.1666734

Abstract

The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of vitamin D3 enrichment of laying quail diets on performance and egg quality. One hundred female quails, ten weeks aged, were randomly distributed into four treatment groups with five replicates, each consisting of five birds. Treatment diets were prepared by adding 0, 2000, 4000 and 8000 IU kg-1 vitamin D3 in addition to the 5000 IU kg-1 vitamin D3 present in the feed. At the end of the 70-day trial, vitamin D3 supplementation to the diet did not statistically affect final body weight, body weight change, feed intake and feed conversion ratio (P>0.05). The difference between the groups was significant in terms of egg production and the lowest egg production was determined in the 4000 IU kg-1 group (P=0.041). Egg weight increased quadratically with the addition of vitamin D3 to the diet (P=0.003), and the difference between the 2000 IU kg-1 vitamin D3 group, in which the highest value was obtained, and the 0 and 8000 IU kg-1 vitamin D3 groups was significant in terms of this parameter. Egg mass increased quadratically with the addition of vitamin D3 to the diet (P=0.007) and the difference between the highest mean value at 2000 IU kg-1 vitamin D3 level and all other groups was significant. The effect of diet vitamin D3 levels on parameters except eggshell ratio were insignificant (P>0.05). The highest and lowest eggshell ratio were determined at 4000 and 8000 IU kg-1 vitamin D3 levels, respectively, and the difference between these two groups was significant (P=0.043). Based on these data, it was determined that the addition of 2000 IU kg-1 of vitamin D3 to the laying quail diets, in addition to 5000 IU kg-1 vitamin D3 from feed, had positive effects on performance, but adding high levels (8000 IU kg-1) of vitamin D3 had a negatively affect on the eggshell ratio.

Keywords

vitamin D3, egg quality, quail, performance

Vitamin D3 ile Zenginleştirilen Bıldırcın Rasyonlarının Performans ve Yumurta Kalitesi Üzerine Etkisi

Abstract

Mevcut çalışma yumurtacı bıldırcın rasyonlarının vitamin D3 ile zenginleştirilmesinin performans ve yumurta kalitesine etkisini değerlendirmek için yürütülmüştür. On haftalık yaşta 100 dişi bıldırcın her birinde beş hayvan bulunan 5 tekerürlü dört muamele grubuna rastgele dağıtılmıştır. Muamele rasyonları, yemde bulunan 5000 IU kg-1 vitamin D3’e ilaveten 0, 2000, 4000 ve 8000 IU kg-1 vitamin D3 eklenerek hazırlanmıştır. Toplam 70 gün süren deneme sonunda rasyona vitamin D3 ilavesi canlı ağırlığı, canlı ağırlık değişimini, yem tüketimi ve yemden yararlanma oranını etkilememiştir (P>0.05). Yumurta verimi bakımından gruplar arasında fark önemli olup, en düşük yumurta verimi 4000 IU kg-1 grubunda saptanmıştır (P=0.041). Yumurta ağırlığı rasyona vitamin D3 ilavesi ile kuadratik olarak artmış (P=0.003), bu parametre bakımından en yüksek değerin elde edildiği 2000 IU kg-1 vitamin D3 grubu ile 0 ve 8000 IU kg-1 vitamin D3 grupları arasındaki farklılık önemli olmuştur. Yumurta kitlesi rasyona vitamin D3 ilavesi ile kuadratik olarak artmış (P=0.007) ve en yüksek ortalamanın elde edildiği 2000 IU kg-1 vitamin D3 seviyesi ile diğer tüm gruplar arasındaki farkın önemli olduğu görülmüştür. Rasyon vitamin D3 seviyelerinin kabuk oranı haricindeki parametrelere etkisi önemsiz olmuştur (P>0.05). En yüksek ve en düşük kabuk oranı değerleri sırasıyla 4000 ve 8000 IU kg-1 vitamin D3 seviyelerinde tespit edilmiş ve bu iki grup arasındaki farklılık önemli bulunmuştur (P=0.043). Bu verilere dayanarak yumurtacı bıldırcın rasyonlarına yemden gelen 5000 IU kg-1 vitamin D3’e ilaveten 2000 IU kg-1 seviyesinde vitamin D3 ilavesinin performans bakımından olumlu etkilerinin olduğu, ancak yüksek (8000 IU kg-1) seviyede vitamin D3 ilavesinin yumurta kabuk oranını olumsuz etkilediği tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

vitamin D3, yumurta kalitesi, bıldırcın, performans

Ethical Statement

Araştırma Aydın Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Hayvan Deneyleri Yerel Etik Kurulunun 07.03.2025 tarih ve 64583101/2025/043 sayılı izni ile yürütülmüştür.

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