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Comparison of growth and developmental stability traits of Japanese quails reared in conventional and enriched cages

Year 2022, Volume: 69 Issue: 1, 33 - 41, 01.01.2022

Doğan Narinç , Kübra Melis Sabuncuoğlu

https://doi.org/10.33988/auvfd.796045
Cited By: 5

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the effects of different rearing systems on some performance and welfare characteristics in Japanese quail. For this purpose, a total of 630 birds were housed in battery-type conventional cages, conventional floor cages and enriched floor cages. There were statistically significant differences between the experimental groups and the sexes in terms of the average body weight of the quails at 42 and 56 days of age (both P<0.01). Accordingly, it was determined that the average body weight of the quails raised in the conventional battery cages were higher than those raised both in the conventional and enriched floor cages. Gompertz growth curve model parameters of β0, β1, β2 were estimated as 262.05, 3.76, 0.050 for birds housed in battery-type conventional cages, 228.12, 3.57, 0.042 for birds housed in conventional floor cages, and 252.53, 3.86, 0.045 for birds housed in enriched floor cages, respectively. Among the bilateral traits, the highest mean value of relative asymmetry was found for wing length of birds reared in conventional battery type cages (P<0.01). As a result, it was determined that quails raised in conventional battery type cages are more advantageous for economic production. However, it may be recommended to use enrichment objects for an animal welfare oriented production system.

Keywords

Animal welfare Bilateral symmetry Enriched cage Growth curve

Supporting Institution

The Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Akdeniz University

Project Number

FYL-2019-4756

References

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  • Akbaş Y, Oğuz I (1998): Growth curve parameters of line of japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix Japonica) unselected and selected for four-week body weight. Arch Geflugelkd, 62, 104-109.
  • Akbaş Y, Yaylak E (2000): Heritability estimates of growth curve parameters and genetic correlations between the growth curve parameters and weights at different age of Japanese quail. Arch Geflugelkd, 64, 141-146.
  • Balog, JM, Bayyari, GR, Rath NC, et al (1997): Effect of intermittent activity on broiler production parameters. Poult Sci, 76, 6-12.
  • Baran MS, Bayril T, Akdemir F, et al (2017): Effect of supplementary liquid colostrum on growth performance, carcass yield, ceruloplasmin, sialicacid and some antioxidant levels in quails. Kafkas Univ Vet Fak Derg, 23, 729-734.
  • Bessei W (2018): Impact of animal welfare on World wide poultry production. Worlds Poult Sci J, 74, 211-224.
  • Campbell DLM, De Haas EN, Lee C (2019): A review of environmental enrichment for laying hens during rearing in relation to their behavioral and physiological development. Poult Sci, 98, 9-28.
  • Campo JL, Prieto MT, Da´vila SG (2008): Effects of housing system and cold stress on heterophil-to-lymphocyteratio, fluctuatingasymmetry, and tonic immobility duration of chickens. Poult Sci, 87, 621–626.
  • Daikwo SI, Momoh OM, Dim NI (2013): Heritability estimates of genetic and phenotypic correlations among some selected carcass traits of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix Japonica) raised in a sub-humid climate. J Biol Agr Health, 3, 60–65.
  • Fırat MZ, Karaman E, Basar EK, et al (2016): Bayesian analysis for the comparison of non linear regression model parameters: an application to the growth of Japanese quail. Braz J Poult Sci, 18, 19-26.
  • García LV (2004): Escaping the Bonferroni iron claw in ecological studies. Oikos, 105, 657-663.
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  • Grieser DDO, Marcato SM, Furlan AC, et al (2018): Estimation of growth parameters of body weight and body nutrient deposition in males and females of meat-and laying-type quail using the Gompertz model. Rev Bras Zootec, 47, e20170083.
  • Gvaryahu G, Cunningham DL, Vantienhoven A (1989): Filialim printing, environmental enrichment, and music application effects on behavior and performance of meat strain chicks. Poult Sci, 68, 211-217.
  • Jones RB, Bessei W, Faure JM (1982): Aspects of “fear” in Japanese quail chicks (Coturnix coturnix Japonica) genetically selected for different levels of locomotor activity. Behav Process, 7, 201-210.
  • Jones RB, Faure JM (1980): Tonic immobility (righting time) in the domestic fowl: Effects of various methods of induction. IRSC Med Sci, 8, 184-185.
  • Jones RB (2002): Role of comparative psychology in the development of effective environmental enrichment strategies to improve poultry welfare. Int J Comp Psychol, 15, 77-106.
  • Kaplan S, Gürcan EK (2018): Comparison of growth curve susingnon-linear regression function in Japanese quail. J Appl Anim Res, 46, 112-117.
  • Kızılkaya K, Balcıoğlu MS, Yolcu Hİ, et al (2005):The application of exponential method in the analysis of growth curve for Japanese quail. Arch Geflugelkd, 69, 193-198.
  • Knierim U, Van Dongen S, Forkman B, et al (2007): Fluctuating asymmetry as an animal welfare indicator - A review of methodology and validity. Physiol Behavr, 92, 398-421.
  • Leterrier C, Arnould C, Bizeray D, et al (2001): Environmental enrichment and leg problems in broiler chickens. Br Poult Sci, 42, 13-14.
  • Martrenchar A, Huonnic D, Cotte JP (2001): Influence of environmental enrichment on injurious pecking and perching behaviour in young turkeys. Br Poult Sci, 42, 161–170.
  • Mendl M, Zanella AJ, Broom DM (1992): Physiological and reproductive correlates of behavioural strategies in female domestic pigs. Anim Behav, 44, 1107-1121.
  • Miller KA, Mench JA (2006): Differential effects of 4 types of environmental enrichment on aggressive pecking, feather pecking, featherloss, food wastage and productivity in Japanese quail. Br Poult Sci, 47, 646-658.
  • Miller KA, Mench JA (2005): The differential effects of four types of environmental enrichment on the activity budgets, fearfulness, and social proximity preference of Japanese quail. Appl Anim Behav Sci, 95, 169–187.
  • Minvielle F (2004): The future of Japanese quail for research and production. Worlds Poult Sci J, 60, 500–507.
  • Mota LFM, Martins PGMA, Littiere TO, et al (2018): Genetice valuation and selection response for growth in meat-type quail through random regression models using B-spline functions and Legend repolynomials. Animal, 12, 667-674.
  • Narinç D, Aksoy T, Kaplan S (2016): Effects of multi-trait selection on phenotypic and genetic changes in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). J Poult Sci, 53, 103-110.
  • Narinç D, Erdoğan S, Tahtabiçen E, et al (2016): Effects of thermalmanipulations during embryogenesis of broiler chickens on developmental stability hatchability and chick quality. Animal, 10, 1328-1335.
  • Narinç D, Karaman E, Fırat MZ, et al (2010): Comparison of non-linear growth models to describe the growth in Japanese quail. J Anim Vet Adv, 9, 1961-1966.
  • Narinç D, Karaman E, Fırat MZ, et al (2010): Genetic parameters of growth curve parameters and weekly body weights in Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica). J Anim Vet Adv, 9, 501-507.
  • Narinç D, Öksüz Narinç N, Aygün A (2017): Growth curve analyses in poultry science. Worlds Poult Sci J, 73, 395-408.
  • Nestor KE, Bacon WL, Velleman SG, et al (2002): Effect of selection for increased body weight and increased plasma yolk precursor on developmental stability in Japanese quail. Poult Sci, 81, 160–168.
  • Nicol CJ (1992): Effects of environmental enrichment and gentle handling on behaviour and fear responses of transported broilers. Appl Anim Behav Sci, 33, 367-380.
  • Nordi WM, Yamashiro M, Klank K, et al (2012): Quail (Coturnix coturnix Japonica) welfare in two confinement systems. Arq Bras Med Vet Zootec, 64, 1001-1008.
  • Perea AT, Maldonado FG, Lopez JAQ (2002): Effect of environmental enrichment on the behavior production parameters and immune response in broilers. Vet Mex, 33, 89-100.
  • Raji AO, Alade NK, Duwa H (2014): Estimation of model parameters of the Japanese quail growth curve using compertz model. Arch Zootec, 63, 429-435.
  • Riber AB, Van de Weerd HA, De Jong IC, et al (2018): Review of environmental enrichment for broiler chickens. Poult Sci, 97, 378-396.
  • Rocha G, Del Vesco A, Santana T, et al (2020): Lippiagracilis Schauer essential oil as a growth promoter for Japanese quail. Animal, 1, 1-9.
  • Sadjadi M, Becker WA (1980): Heritability and genetic correlations of body weight and surgically removed abdominal fat in Coturnix quail. Poult Sci, 59, 1977-1984.
  • Sarıca S, Özdemir D (2018): The effects of dietary oleuropein and organic selenium supplementation in heat-stressed quails on tonic immobility duration and fluctuating asymmetry. Ital J Anim Sci, 17, 145-152.
  • Tufan T, Arslan C, Daş A (2017): Effects of Terebinth (Pistaciaterebinthus L.) fruit oil supplementation to diets on fattening performance, carcass characteristics, blood parameters and breast meat fatty acid composition in Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix Japonica). Kafkas Univ Vet Fak Derg, 23, 289-295.
  • VonBorell E, Hurnik JF (1990): Stereotypies, adrenal function and neurophysiological aspects of gestating sows. Appl Anim Behav Sci, 30, 174-175.
  • Yalçın S, Oğuz I, Ötleş S (1995): Carcase characteristics of quail (Coturnix coturnix Japonica) slaughtered at different ages. Br Poult Sci, 36, 393-399

Year 2022, Volume: 69 Issue: 1, 33 - 41, 01.01.2022

Doğan Narinç , Kübra Melis Sabuncuoğlu

https://doi.org/10.33988/auvfd.796045
Cited By: 5

Abstract

Project Number

FYL-2019-4756

References

  • Abou-Kassem DE, Mahrose KM, Alagawany M (2016): The role of vitamin E orclay in growing Japanese quail fed diets polluted by cadmium at various levels. Animal, 10, 508-519.
  • Aggrey SE, Ankra-Badu BA, Marks HL (2003): Effect of long-term divergent selection on growth characteristics in Japanese quail. Poult Sci, 82, 538–542.
  • Akbaş Y, Oğuz I (1998): Growth curve parameters of line of japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix Japonica) unselected and selected for four-week body weight. Arch Geflugelkd, 62, 104-109.
  • Akbaş Y, Yaylak E (2000): Heritability estimates of growth curve parameters and genetic correlations between the growth curve parameters and weights at different age of Japanese quail. Arch Geflugelkd, 64, 141-146.
  • Balog, JM, Bayyari, GR, Rath NC, et al (1997): Effect of intermittent activity on broiler production parameters. Poult Sci, 76, 6-12.
  • Baran MS, Bayril T, Akdemir F, et al (2017): Effect of supplementary liquid colostrum on growth performance, carcass yield, ceruloplasmin, sialicacid and some antioxidant levels in quails. Kafkas Univ Vet Fak Derg, 23, 729-734.
  • Bessei W (2018): Impact of animal welfare on World wide poultry production. Worlds Poult Sci J, 74, 211-224.
  • Campbell DLM, De Haas EN, Lee C (2019): A review of environmental enrichment for laying hens during rearing in relation to their behavioral and physiological development. Poult Sci, 98, 9-28.
  • Campo JL, Prieto MT, Da´vila SG (2008): Effects of housing system and cold stress on heterophil-to-lymphocyteratio, fluctuatingasymmetry, and tonic immobility duration of chickens. Poult Sci, 87, 621–626.
  • Daikwo SI, Momoh OM, Dim NI (2013): Heritability estimates of genetic and phenotypic correlations among some selected carcass traits of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix Japonica) raised in a sub-humid climate. J Biol Agr Health, 3, 60–65.
  • Fırat MZ, Karaman E, Basar EK, et al (2016): Bayesian analysis for the comparison of non linear regression model parameters: an application to the growth of Japanese quail. Braz J Poult Sci, 18, 19-26.
  • García LV (2004): Escaping the Bonferroni iron claw in ecological studies. Oikos, 105, 657-663.
  • Genç BA, Sabuncuoğlu KM, Baytur S, et al (2019): Effects of different stocking density on tonic immobility reaction and growth characteristics in Japanese quail housed in colon yorın dividual cage.147-151. In: Proceedings of 11. International Animal Science Conference, Cappadocia, Turkey.
  • Grieser DDO, Marcato SM, Furlan AC, et al (2018): Estimation of growth parameters of body weight and body nutrient deposition in males and females of meat-and laying-type quail using the Gompertz model. Rev Bras Zootec, 47, e20170083.
  • Gvaryahu G, Cunningham DL, Vantienhoven A (1989): Filialim printing, environmental enrichment, and music application effects on behavior and performance of meat strain chicks. Poult Sci, 68, 211-217.
  • Jones RB, Bessei W, Faure JM (1982): Aspects of “fear” in Japanese quail chicks (Coturnix coturnix Japonica) genetically selected for different levels of locomotor activity. Behav Process, 7, 201-210.
  • Jones RB, Faure JM (1980): Tonic immobility (righting time) in the domestic fowl: Effects of various methods of induction. IRSC Med Sci, 8, 184-185.
  • Jones RB (2002): Role of comparative psychology in the development of effective environmental enrichment strategies to improve poultry welfare. Int J Comp Psychol, 15, 77-106.
  • Kaplan S, Gürcan EK (2018): Comparison of growth curve susingnon-linear regression function in Japanese quail. J Appl Anim Res, 46, 112-117.
  • Kızılkaya K, Balcıoğlu MS, Yolcu Hİ, et al (2005):The application of exponential method in the analysis of growth curve for Japanese quail. Arch Geflugelkd, 69, 193-198.
  • Knierim U, Van Dongen S, Forkman B, et al (2007): Fluctuating asymmetry as an animal welfare indicator - A review of methodology and validity. Physiol Behavr, 92, 398-421.
  • Leterrier C, Arnould C, Bizeray D, et al (2001): Environmental enrichment and leg problems in broiler chickens. Br Poult Sci, 42, 13-14.
  • Martrenchar A, Huonnic D, Cotte JP (2001): Influence of environmental enrichment on injurious pecking and perching behaviour in young turkeys. Br Poult Sci, 42, 161–170.
  • Mendl M, Zanella AJ, Broom DM (1992): Physiological and reproductive correlates of behavioural strategies in female domestic pigs. Anim Behav, 44, 1107-1121.
  • Miller KA, Mench JA (2006): Differential effects of 4 types of environmental enrichment on aggressive pecking, feather pecking, featherloss, food wastage and productivity in Japanese quail. Br Poult Sci, 47, 646-658.
  • Miller KA, Mench JA (2005): The differential effects of four types of environmental enrichment on the activity budgets, fearfulness, and social proximity preference of Japanese quail. Appl Anim Behav Sci, 95, 169–187.
  • Minvielle F (2004): The future of Japanese quail for research and production. Worlds Poult Sci J, 60, 500–507.
  • Mota LFM, Martins PGMA, Littiere TO, et al (2018): Genetice valuation and selection response for growth in meat-type quail through random regression models using B-spline functions and Legend repolynomials. Animal, 12, 667-674.
  • Narinç D, Aksoy T, Kaplan S (2016): Effects of multi-trait selection on phenotypic and genetic changes in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). J Poult Sci, 53, 103-110.
  • Narinç D, Erdoğan S, Tahtabiçen E, et al (2016): Effects of thermalmanipulations during embryogenesis of broiler chickens on developmental stability hatchability and chick quality. Animal, 10, 1328-1335.
  • Narinç D, Karaman E, Fırat MZ, et al (2010): Comparison of non-linear growth models to describe the growth in Japanese quail. J Anim Vet Adv, 9, 1961-1966.
  • Narinç D, Karaman E, Fırat MZ, et al (2010): Genetic parameters of growth curve parameters and weekly body weights in Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica). J Anim Vet Adv, 9, 501-507.
  • Narinç D, Öksüz Narinç N, Aygün A (2017): Growth curve analyses in poultry science. Worlds Poult Sci J, 73, 395-408.
  • Nestor KE, Bacon WL, Velleman SG, et al (2002): Effect of selection for increased body weight and increased plasma yolk precursor on developmental stability in Japanese quail. Poult Sci, 81, 160–168.
  • Nicol CJ (1992): Effects of environmental enrichment and gentle handling on behaviour and fear responses of transported broilers. Appl Anim Behav Sci, 33, 367-380.
  • Nordi WM, Yamashiro M, Klank K, et al (2012): Quail (Coturnix coturnix Japonica) welfare in two confinement systems. Arq Bras Med Vet Zootec, 64, 1001-1008.
  • Perea AT, Maldonado FG, Lopez JAQ (2002): Effect of environmental enrichment on the behavior production parameters and immune response in broilers. Vet Mex, 33, 89-100.
  • Raji AO, Alade NK, Duwa H (2014): Estimation of model parameters of the Japanese quail growth curve using compertz model. Arch Zootec, 63, 429-435.
  • Riber AB, Van de Weerd HA, De Jong IC, et al (2018): Review of environmental enrichment for broiler chickens. Poult Sci, 97, 378-396.
  • Rocha G, Del Vesco A, Santana T, et al (2020): Lippiagracilis Schauer essential oil as a growth promoter for Japanese quail. Animal, 1, 1-9.
  • Sadjadi M, Becker WA (1980): Heritability and genetic correlations of body weight and surgically removed abdominal fat in Coturnix quail. Poult Sci, 59, 1977-1984.
  • Sarıca S, Özdemir D (2018): The effects of dietary oleuropein and organic selenium supplementation in heat-stressed quails on tonic immobility duration and fluctuating asymmetry. Ital J Anim Sci, 17, 145-152.
  • Tufan T, Arslan C, Daş A (2017): Effects of Terebinth (Pistaciaterebinthus L.) fruit oil supplementation to diets on fattening performance, carcass characteristics, blood parameters and breast meat fatty acid composition in Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix Japonica). Kafkas Univ Vet Fak Derg, 23, 289-295.
  • VonBorell E, Hurnik JF (1990): Stereotypies, adrenal function and neurophysiological aspects of gestating sows. Appl Anim Behav Sci, 30, 174-175.
  • Yalçın S, Oğuz I, Ötleş S (1995): Carcase characteristics of quail (Coturnix coturnix Japonica) slaughtered at different ages. Br Poult Sci, 36, 393-399
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Primary Language English
Subjects Veterinary Surgery
Journal Section Research Article
Authors

Doğan Narinç 0000-0001-8844-4412

Kübra Melis Sabuncuoğlu 0000-0001-6553-1345

Project Number FYL-2019-4756
Publication Date January 1, 2022
Published in Issue Year 2022Volume: 69 Issue: 1

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APA Narinç, D., & Sabuncuoğlu, K. M. (2022). Comparison of growth and developmental stability traits of Japanese quails reared in conventional and enriched cages. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 69(1), 33-41. https://doi.org/10.33988/auvfd.796045
AMA Narinç D, Sabuncuoğlu KM. Comparison of growth and developmental stability traits of Japanese quails reared in conventional and enriched cages. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. January 2022;69(1):33-41. doi:10.33988/auvfd.796045
Chicago Narinç, Doğan, and Kübra Melis Sabuncuoğlu. “Comparison of Growth and Developmental Stability Traits of Japanese Quails Reared in Conventional and Enriched Cages”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 69, no. 1 (January 2022): 33-41. https://doi.org/10.33988/auvfd.796045.
EndNote Narinç D, Sabuncuoğlu KM (January 1, 2022) Comparison of growth and developmental stability traits of Japanese quails reared in conventional and enriched cages. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 69 1 33–41.
IEEE D. Narinç and K. M. Sabuncuoğlu, “Comparison of growth and developmental stability traits of Japanese quails reared in conventional and enriched cages”, Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 69, no. 1, pp. 33–41, 2022, doi: 10.33988/auvfd.796045.
ISNAD Narinç, Doğan - Sabuncuoğlu, Kübra Melis. “Comparison of Growth and Developmental Stability Traits of Japanese Quails Reared in Conventional and Enriched Cages”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 69/1 (January 2022), 33-41. https://doi.org/10.33988/auvfd.796045.
JAMA Narinç D, Sabuncuoğlu KM. Comparison of growth and developmental stability traits of Japanese quails reared in conventional and enriched cages. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2022;69:33–41.
MLA Narinç, Doğan and Kübra Melis Sabuncuoğlu. “Comparison of Growth and Developmental Stability Traits of Japanese Quails Reared in Conventional and Enriched Cages”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 69, no. 1, 2022, pp. 33-41, doi:10.33988/auvfd.796045.
Vancouver Narinç D, Sabuncuoğlu KM. Comparison of growth and developmental stability traits of Japanese quails reared in conventional and enriched cages. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2022;69(1):33-41.

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