Table 7.
Performance of 7–21 and 22–35 day phases of European quail fed with lipid sources of plant and animal origin in the diet.
| Variables | Lipid Sources | SEM | p-Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soy | Corn | Distilled Maize | Poultry Fat | Beef Tallow | |||
| 7 to 21 days | |||||||
| FI bird/day | 15.79 | 15.85 | 15.73 | 15.88 | 15.89 | 0.166 | 0.960 |
| FCR | 2.58 | 2.44 | 2.49 | 2.53 | 2.69 | 0.078 | 0.170 |
| WG bird/day | 6.17 | 6.52 | 6.34 | 6.30 | 5.93 | 0.203 | 0.340 |
| Live weight (g) | 138.88 | 144.00 | 141.34 | 140.87 | 133.65 | 3.004 | 0.176 |
| Viability (%)* | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | - | - |
| 22 to 35 days | |||||||
| FI bird/day | 23.15 | 22.76 | 23.01 | 22.94 | 23.25 | 0.314 | 0.850 |
| FCR | 2.56 | 2.78 | 2.62 | 2.59 | 2.47 | 0.102 | 0.320 |
| GP bird/day | 9.13 | 8.33 | 8.97 | 8.90 | 9.20 | 0.330 | 0.370 |
| Live weight (g) | 242.93 | 234.68 | 242.70 | 241.31 | 237.37 | 15.511 | 0.481 |
| Viability (%) * | 98.00 | 99.00 | 98.00 | 98.00 | 99.00 | - | - |
FI: Feed Intake; FCR: Feed conversion; WG: weight gain. SEM: Standard error of the mean. * Descriptive analysis.