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SUPPLEMENTAL THREONINE SUPPORTS PRODUCTIVE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL STATUS OF JAPANESE QUAIL FED PROTEIN-RESTRICTED DIETS

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Six-weeks experimental trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of excess dietary threonine [Thr] (150% and 200% of NRC recommendations) with levels of 21% and 22% dietary protein on productive performance, blood biochemical parameters and small intestine histological structure of Japanese quail. Three hundred and fifteen one-day-old unsexed Japanese quail chicks were randomly assigned for seven experimental groups, 45 chicks each. T1- chicks were fed the basal (control) diet contained 24% crude protein; T2 and T3-birds were fed diets contained normal requirement of [Thr] with 22 and 21% crude protein, respectively; T4 and T5-quails received 22% crude protein with 150% or 200% [Thr], respectively; T6 and T7-were given 21% crude protein with 150% or 200% [Thr], respectively. The obtained results showed that [Thr] supplementations particularly 150%, improves quail productive performance and compensates dietary protein restriction. Plasma concentrations of total protein, albumin, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and glucose were increased significantly (P<0.01), while triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) were decreased with [Thr] dietary addition. Kidney and liver functions were not negatively influenced with [Thr] supplementation at any level. The histological observations of intestine showed greater villi height and higher goblet cells number with [Thr] supplementation indicating better digestibility and utilization of feed nutrients. It could be concluded that, supplementary [Thr] at 150% of basal requirement of broiler quails was sufficient to compensate for reduction of dietary crude protein below the NRC recommendations, the therefore, [Thr] supplement had no adverse effect on kidneys and liver functions and improved intestinal status, structure and functions.

DOI

10.21608/epsj.2020.114312

Keywords

threonine, Quail, protein, performance, Blood, histology

Authors

First Name

Sayed

Last Name

Abdel-Fattah

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Poultry Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

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sayedabdelfattah@agr.asu.edu.eg

City

Cairo

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Khattab

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

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ahmed_khattab504@yahoo.com

City

Tanta

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First Name

Mrwan

Last Name

Abdelaziz

MiddleName

Abdelaziz Mahmoud

Affiliation

Poultry Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

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mrwanabdelaziz@agr.asu.edu.eg

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Cairo

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0000-0002-0371-2594

Volume

40

Article Issue

3

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17205

Issue Date

2020-09-01

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2020-09-08

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2020-09-01

Page Start

685

Page End

699

Print ISSN

1110-5623

Online ISSN

2090-0570

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https://epsj.journals.ekb.eg/article_114312.html

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493

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Egyptian Poultry Science Journal

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https://epsj.journals.ekb.eg/

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SUPPLEMENTAL THREONINE SUPPORTS PRODUCTIVE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL STATUS OF JAPANESE QUAIL FED PROTEIN-RESTRICTED DIETS

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22 Jan 2023