Use of extruded lupin in feeding young quails

¹ Kazan State Academy of Veterinary Medicine named after N.E. Bauman, 420029, Kazan, Russia
² Kazan National Research Technological University, Kazan, 420015, Russia

^* Corresponding author: nadia-kasanova@mail.ru

Abstract

In this study, the effect of feeding extruded white lupine seeds of Dega variety on the productive performance and physiological condition of young quails was investigated. The experiment was conducted on 160 quails of Texas breed, which were divided into 2 groups. The first group was fed extruded soybean seeds (control) as a part of mixed fodder, in the diets of the second group soybean was replaced by extruded white lupine seeds equivalent in protein. During the period of quail rearing, daily records of feed digestibility and physiological condition of birds were made, weekly weighing and weight of quails were determined. To study the physiological condition of experimental birds, morphological and biochemical blood parameters were determined. As a result of the experiment it was found that inclusion of extruded white lupine seeds in the diet promoted a reliable increase in body weight of quails by 2.6% (p≥0.05), while feed costs per unit of gain decreased by 3.4%. In the blood of quails, haemoglobin level and haematocrit increased by 9.8 and 21.8% (p≥0.05), indicating oxygen saturation of blood cells. The enzymatic activity of alkaline phosphate by 18.6%, ALT by 74.3%, AST by 17.8%, GGT by 59.6% decreased in blood, indicating normal metabolism in the body of young quails.