Natural and synthetic pigments in diet of Japanese quails

The objective of this study was to evaluate productive performance and egg quality of Japanese quails (Cortunix japonica) fed with synthetic and natural pigments. The treatments used were: 0.8% paprika extract (Capsicum annuum), 0.8% marigold flower extract, 4% paprika extract and 4% marigold flower extract and 0.045% synthetic pigment (Canthaxanthin) in feed. A total of 240 Japanese quails at 20 weeks of age were distributed in a completely randomized experimental design with five treatments and six replicates, with eight quails per experimental unit (30 experimental units). There was no difference (p > 0.05) for the evaluated parameters, except for yolk color which showed significant difference (p < 0.05) between the treatments used. The inclusion of 0.8% natural pigments in diet of Japanese quails can be used to substitute canthaxathin because it is effective on improving yolk color without affect performance and the quails egg quality.

Keywords:
antioxidants; canthaxanthin; yolk color; plant extracts

Authorship

Jean Kaique Valentim ^** Author for correspondence. E-mail: kaique.tim@hotmail.com

Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Rua João Rosa Góes, 1761, 79825-070, Vila Progresso, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil.Universidade Federal da Grande DouradosBrazilDourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilUniversidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Rua João Rosa Góes, 1761, 79825-070, Vila Progresso, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8547-4149

Tatiana Marques Bittencourt

Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brasil.Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso,BrasilCuiabá, Mato Grosso, BrasilUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brasil.

Heder José D'Àvilla Lima

Fernanda Keller Queiroz Barros

Isabelli Dias Brito Pereira

Nayara Emanoelle Matos e Silva

Guilherme Resende de Almeida

Henrique Momo Ziemniczak

* Author for correspondence. E-mail: kaique.tim@hotmail.com

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Table 1
Calculated composition of experimental diets.

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Table 2
Feed intake, feed conversion per mass and per dozen, egg production, marketable eggs, viability and weight gain of Japanese quails fed with different pigments in diet.

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Table 3
Average egg weight (AEW), yolk weight (YW), shell weight (SW), albumen weight (AW), yolk percentage, shell percentage, albumen percentage, specific gravity (SG), yolk color (YC) of quails’ egg fed with different pigments on diet.

Table 1 Calculated composition of experimental diets.

Ingredients (kg^-1)
Ingredients (kg^-1)	Control	Paprika	M. flower	Mix	Canthaxanthin
Corn	54.17	53.37	53.37	53.37	53.37
Soybean meal	34.70	34.70	34.70	34.70	34.70
Limestone	7.01	7.01	7.01	7.01	7.01
Dicalcium phosphate	1.15	1.15	1.15	1.15	1.15
Sodium chloride	0.36	0.36	0.36	0.36	0.36
Vitamin-mineral supplement ⁽¹⁾	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50
Soybean oil	1.11	1.12	1.11	1.11	1.11
Paprika	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.4	0.0
Marigold flower	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.4	0.0
Canthaxanthin	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.045
Composition
Metabolizable energy (kcal kg^-1)	2800.00	2800.00	2800.00	2800.00	0.045	2800.00
Crude protein (%)	19.46	19.46	19.46	19.46	19.46
Digestible lysine (%)	1.080	1.080	1.080	1.080	1.080
Digestible methionine+ Cystine (%)	0.94	0.94	0.94	0.94	0.94
Digestible tryptophan (%)	0.23	0.23	0.23	0.23	0.23
Digestible threonine (%)	0.68	0.68	0.68	0.68	0.68
Calcium (%)	3.07	3.07	3.07	3.07	3.07
Available phosphorus (%)	0.30	0.30	0.31	0.32	0.33
Sodium (%)	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.16
Crude fiber (%)	2.74	3.49	4.21	4.93	5.65

¹Vitamin-mineral supplement composition: Calcium (min) 80 g kg^-1 , Calcium (max) 100 g kg^-1 Phosphorus (min) 37 g kg^-1 , Sodium (min) 20 g kg^-1 , Methionine (min) 21.5 g kg^-1, Lysine (min) 18 g kg^-1, Vitamin A (min) 125000 UI kg^-1, Vitamin D3 (min) 25000 UI kg^-1, Vitamin E (min) 312 UI kg^-1 , Vitamin K3 (min) 20 mg kg^-1, Vitamin B1 (min) 20 mg kg^-1, Vitamin B2 (min) 62.5 mg kg^-1, Vitamin B6 (min) 37.5 mg kg^-1 , Vitamin B 12(min) 200 mcg kg^-1, Folic Acid (min) 6,25 mg kg^-1, Pantothenic acid (min) 125 mg kg^-1, Biotin (min) 1.25 mg kg^-1, Choline (min) 1700 mg kg^-1, Niacin (min) 312 mg kg^-1, Copper (min) 125 mg kg^-1, Iron (min) 680 mg kg^-1, Iodine (min) 8.75 mg kg^-1, Manganese (min) 937 mg kg^-1, Selenium (min) 3.75 mg kg^-1, Zinc (min) 500 mg kg^-1, Fluorine (max) 370 mg kg^-1.

Table 2 Feed intake, feed conversion per mass and per dozen, egg production, marketable eggs, viability and weight gain of Japanese quails fed with different pigments in diet.

Parameters	Control	Paprika	Marigold	Mix	Canthaxanthin	P-value
FI (g quail^-1 day^-1)	30.19	29.22	30.96	29.83	30.36	0.65
FCM (kg kg^-1)	3.48	3.53	3.22	3.26	3.18	0.59
FCD (kg dz^-1)	2.91	2.81	3.09	2.93	2.95	0.29
%PROD (%)	75.65	77.43	73.89	73.50	76.45	0.66
ME. (%)	72.72	74.56	71.23	71.79	75.87	0.43
Viability*	98.77	100	98.45	100	97.65	----
WG (g quail^-1)*	0.0040	0.0038	0.0046	0.0045	0.0033	----

FI: feed intake. FCM: feed conversion per mass. FCD: feed conversion per dozen. %PRO: egg production. ME: marketable eggs. WG: weight gain. *Descriptive analysis.

Table 3 Average egg weight (AEW), yolk weight (YW), shell weight (SW), albumen weight (AW), yolk percentage, shell percentage, albumen percentage, specific gravity (SG), yolk color (YC) of quails’ egg fed with different pigments on diet.

Parameters	Control	Paprika	Marigold	Mix	Canthaxanthin	P-value
AEW (g)	10.37	10.38	10.02	10.19	10.28	0.69
YW (g)	3.28	3.50	3.19	3.33	3.26	0.16
SW (g)	0.82	0.83	0.81	0.81	0.81	0.96
AW (g)	6.26	5.94	6.01	6.03	6.15	0.58
% Yolk	31.72	32.05	31.83	32.82	31.43	0.68
% Shell	7.98	7.72	8.14	8.08	8.01	0.46
% Albumen	60.29	57.47	60.01	59.09	60.54	0.02
SG (g m^-³)	1.076	1.077	1.077	1.075	1.076	0.30
YC	5.68c	7.01b	6.89b	7.10b	9.78ª	0.00

Means followed by different letters on the same line differ from each other by Tukey test (p < 0.05).

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[1] * Author for correspondence. E-mail: kaique.tim@hotmail.com