Vitamin D3 Supplementation in the Diet on Production Performance and Physical Egg Quality of Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

https://doi.org/10.21059/buletinpeternak.v50i1.111755

Widya Hermana(1*), Rifka Syafika Aulia(2), Zahra Rizki Fauziyyah Gunawan(3), Sumiati Sumiati(4), Rizky Nadia(5)

(1) Department of Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, IPB University, Bogor 16680
(2) Department of Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, IPB University, Bogor 16680
(3) Department of Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, IPB University, Bogor 16680
(4) Department of Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, IPB University, Bogor 16680
(5) Department of Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, IPB University, Bogor 16680
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract


This study aimed to evaluate the effect of dietary supplementation with vitamin D₃ on production performance and physical egg quality in quail. The experiment was conducted on 450 quails aged 22 weeks, which were reared until 27 weeks of age. A Completely Randomized Design (CRD) was applied, consisting of three treatments with five replications each: P0 = control diet without vitamin D₃ supplementation (basal diet), P1 = basal diet + 1.0 g/kg vitamin D₃ supplementation, and P2 = basal diet + 1.5 g/kg vitamin D₃ supplementation. Data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), followed by Duncan’s multiple range test when significant differences were detected. The results showed that the supplementation of 1.5 g/kg vitamin D₃ contibuted to higher egg production, which was refleted by significant (P<0.05) improvements quail day production (QDP), egg mass, and feed conversion ratio (FCR), and very significant (P<0.01) enhancement yolk color. Supplementation of 1.0 g/kg and 1.5 g/kg Vitamin D₃ did not affect egg index, yolk percentage, albumen percentage, shell percentage, shell thickness, and Haugh unit. In conclusion, dietary supplementation of vitamin D₃ at the optimal level of 1.5 g/kg effectively enhanced quail production performance and yolk color, without negatively impacting egg physical quality

Keywords


Physical egg quality; production performance; quail; vitamin D3

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