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Influence of various dietary protein levels on carcase composition in the male Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). 1995

F Kirkpinar, and I Oğuz

Aegean University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Nutrition, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.

1. The present study was conducted to determine the effect of various dietary protein concentrations on the carcase composition of male Japanese quail. 2. Six diets varying in protein from 160 to 300 g/kg and containing approximately 11.72 MJ/kg ME were fed for 5 weeks and analysed for dry matter, protein, fat and ash. 3. Treatments affected carcase weight, dry matter, protein, ether extract and ash (P < 0.01). 4. The water content of the carcases decreased with increasing dietary protein concentrations, while the carcase protein content increased with higher dietary protein. The carcases with the highest fat content were obtained from quail receiving the low protein diet.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D001823	Body Composition	The relative amounts of various components in the body, such as percentage of body fat.	Body Compositions,Composition, Body,Compositions, Body
D003370	Coturnix	A genus of BIRDS in the family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES, containing the common European and other Old World QUAIL.	Japanese Quail,Coturnix japonica,Japanese Quails,Quail, Japanese,Quails, Japanese
D004044	Dietary Proteins	Proteins obtained from foods. They are the main source of the ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS.	Proteins, Dietary,Dietary Protein,Protein, Dietary
D004305	Dose-Response Relationship, Drug	The relationship between the dose of an administered drug and the response of the organism to the drug.	Dose Response Relationship, Drug,Dose-Response Relationships, Drug,Drug Dose-Response Relationship,Drug Dose-Response Relationships,Relationship, Drug Dose-Response,Relationships, Drug Dose-Response
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia