Amirul Faiz Mohd Azmi, Wan Nur Hanani Wan Roslan, Athirah Zawa ni Zulkifli Amin Rashid, Siti Aisyah Mohd Hafiz Ngoo, Mohd Hezmee Mohd Noor, Muhammad Azrolharith Rashid, Mohd Zamri Saad, Danung Nur Adli, Hasliza Abu Hassim
This study determined the effects of feeding soybean waste at different levels on the growth performance and carcass quality in quails (Coturnix coturnix). Forty-five male broiler quails aged two-days-old were reared for three weeks before they were used for the experiment. At the start of the experiment, the quails were divided into 3 groups of 15 quails per group. Group 1 (T0) was treated with 100% commercial diet without soybean waste, Group 2 (T1) was treated with 15% soybean waste + 85% commercial diet, and Group 3 (T2) was treated with 30% soybean waste + 70% commercial diet. For growth performance, the body weight and average daily gain were measured. Meat qualities were evaluated based on the dressing weight, pH, and meat proximate analysis. The results revealed that the body weight, average daily gain, dressed weight and pH value were significantly differ (p<0.05) in treated group 3 compared to the control without soybean waste. The carcass crude protein and fat were also significantly (p<0.05) better. In conclusion, adding soybean waste into quail diet for up to 30% could be a potential protein source that enhances the growth and improves meat quality of quails. © 2023 by the authors. Licensee ResearchersLinks Ltd, England, UK. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Department of Veterinary Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Selangor, Serdang, 43400, Malaysia; Department of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosis, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Selangor, Serdang, 43400, Malaysia; Laboratory of Sustainable Animal Production and Biodiversity, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Food Security, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Selangor, Serdang, 43400, Malaysia; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Kelantan, Pengkalan Chepa,Kota Bharu, 16100, Malaysia; Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas of Brawijaya, Malang, 65145, Indonesia