Figure 3.

The percentage lipid yield of the breast and thigh muscle tissue of male, Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) fed either standard, commercial poultry feed (STD, standard diet) or one of five different high-fat diets. 57, four-week old, male Japanese quail were randomly assigned to 6 dietary groups and fed their respective diets for 12 weeks. Group 1 received standard, commercial poultry feed. Groups 2–6 received the standard, commercial poultry feed enriched with 22% added fat (on a weight/weight basis). The added fat was in the form of coconut oil (CO), lard (L), palm oil (PO), soybean oil (SO), or sunflower oil (SuO). Data represented as means. n = 1 for all dietary groups [liver and muscle samples were collected from each bird, in each specific dietary group (minimum of n = 8 birds in each group) and analysed as a composite (representative sample) from each group].