Effects of betaine as feed additive on behavioral patterns and growth performance of Japanese quail | ||
| Benha Veterinary Medical Journal | ||
| Volume 42, Issue 2, September 2022, Pages 214-218 PDF (759.62 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/bvmj.2022.132341.1512 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Eman Elgazzar* ; essam ali ahmed; Souad Ahmed; Mohamed Karousa | ||
| Department of Veterinary Hygiene and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary betaine supplementation on behavioral patterns and growth performance of Japanese quail. A total number of 200 healthy unsexed quail chicks with average body weight 51.80±0.66 g aged 2 weeks, were randomly assigned to 2 groups (100 birds each) and each group was subdivided into 5 replicates (20 birds each) according to the diet. The first group was fed on a basal diet without any supplementation (control group), while the second group was fed on basal ration supplemented with betaine hydrochloride at level of 1g/kg diet (betaine group). Behavioral patterns and growth performance (body weight, body weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion ratio) were evaluated for 3 weeks. The obtained results revealed that betaine supplementation had no significant effect on behavioral patterns except for crouching behavior which showed higher frequency (P=0.023)in betaine group, also betaine supplementation had no significant effect on body weight, body weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion ratio (P>0.05) of Japanese quail. It was concluded that dietary betaine supplementation insignificantly improved final body weight, body weight gain and feed conversion ratio of Japanese quail. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Japanese quail; betaine; behavior; growth performance | ||
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