Effect of fat supplementation containing high palmitic acid enriched with lecithin on quail performances

Abstract

The aim of this study was to observe the effect of fat supplementation containing high palmitic acid enriched with lecithin on the performances of quail starter-grower phase. This study used a completely randomized design with 330 female day old quails Coturnix Coturnix Japonica randomized and entered into 5 treatments consisted of commercial feed (T0), T0 + 2.5% fat local + 6% lecithin from added fat (T1), T0 + 2.5% fat commercial + 6% lecithin from added fat (T2), T0 + 5% fat local + 6% lecithin from added fat (T3), T0 + 5% fat commercial + 6% lecithin from added fat (T4). The results showed that fat supplementation containing high palmitic acid enriched with lecithin was not significantly different (P<0.05) on body weight, daily body weight gain at the age of 36-42 days, feed consumption, feed conversion ratio, and mortality but daily body weight gain was significantly different (P<0.05) at the age of 8-35 days. Local fat supplementation containing high palmitic acid produced a higher income over feed cost than the control treatment and fat commercial treatment. Fat supplementation containing high palmitic acid enriched with lecithin did not interfere with quail health status as a whole.