Poultry Studies
2012, Vol 9, Num, 3 (Pages: 006-010)
Effects of Dried Distillers Grain with Solubles (DDGS) in corn and wheat based diets on Japanese Quails Performance and Carcass Characteristics
2 Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Zootekni Bölümü, Bornova-İzmir - In this study, it was investigated that the effects of usage of dried distilled grains with soluble (DDGS) in corn and wheat based diets on Japanese quail performance and carcass characteristics. A total of 192 mixed sex Japanese quails with 7-days of age were divided into four experimental groups with four replicates in random design. The experimental diets were; (1) corn based diet (M), (2) wheat based diet (B), (3) corn based diet with 20 % DDGS contained (MD) and (4) wheat based diet with 20 % DDGS contained (BD). The experimental diets were offered to respective quails for 4 weeks. Individual body weight and feed intake in group base were determined for each two weeks. Carcass traits were determined at end of the experiment in eight male and female quails (totally 16) for each group. The results of experiment showed that type of cereal and DDGS usage 20% in these diets did not a significant effect on body weight, feed intake and carcass traits in Japanese quails (p>0.05). In MD group, intestinal ratio was significantly higher than M and B groups, and total gastrointestinal system ratio was significantly higher than M group (p<0.05). In MD group, intestinal ratio was higher than M and B groups and total gastrointestinal system ratio was higher than M group (p<0.05). Keywords : Quail, DDGS, performance, carcass, gastrointestinal system
