The Effect of Organic Wheatgrass Fodders (Triticum aestivum) on Growth Performance, Meat Quality of Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica)
The Effect of Organic Wheatgrass Fodders (Triticum aestivum) on Growth Performance, Meat Quality of Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica)
Saranyah Sathiaganeshan1,2, Nur Aina Natasha Yusoff1, Siti Juzailah Zuraimi1, Rukayat Omolara Folarin1,3, Satya Narayana Rao Ramasamy1,4, Asmad Kari1, Enike Dwi Kusumawati⁵, I Wayan Karyasa⁶ and Connie Fay Komilus1*
ABSTRACT
A 30-day feeding trial on 45 quails aged 12 days was conducted to evaluate the effects of organic wheatgrass (Triticum aestivum) fodders on growth performance and meat quality of Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica). This research aims to determine nutrient compositions in organic wheatgrass fodder (OWF) and to evaluate the effect of organic wheatgrass on the growth performance and meat quality of quail. Wheatgrass fodder was grown using organic fertilizer which is goat dung. Then, proximate analysis was done on OWF and commercial feed. Five dietary treatments consisting different percentages (%) such as Control (0% OWF+ 100% Commercial Feed), Treatment 1 (5% OWF+ 95% Commercial Feed), Treatment 2 (10% OWF+ 90% Commercial Feed), Treatment 3 (15% OWF+ 85% Commercial Feed), Treatment 4 (20% OWF+ 80% Commercial Feed) were given for feeding experiment in triplicates. Body Weight Gain (BWG), Average Daily Weight Gain (ADWG), Daily Feed Intake (DFI), Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR), survival rates were recorded and calculated. 15 quails aged 42 days were slaughtered on day-30 for carcass yield, pH, color, WHC, shear force and proximate analysis were conducted. Results showed that nutrient composition of OWF for crude protein (CP), crude fibre (CF), Crude Lipid (CL), moisture, nitrogen-free extract (NFE), ash content were 26.80%, 7.09%, 2.49%, 9.89%, 45.35%, 4.30% respectively. In conclusion, Treatment 3 (15% OWF+ 85% Commercial Feed) showed the overall best performance among quails.
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August 2024
Vol. 40, Sp. Iss. 1
