| publication name | Impact of Dietary Betaine and Metabolizable Energy Levels on Profiles of Proteins and Lipids, Bioenergetics, Peroxidation and Quality of Meat in Japanese Quail |
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| Authors | Sabry M. El-Bahr, Saad Shousha, Wasseem Khattab, Ahmed Shehab, Osama El-Garhy,Hoda El-Garhy, Shereen Mohamed, Omar Ahmed-Farid, Ahmed Hamad and Islam Sabike |
| year | 2021 |
| keywords | betaine; Japanese quail; energy; lipids; meat |
| journal | Animals |
| volume | 11 |
| issue | 1 |
| pages | 117 |
| publisher | MDPI |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/1/117/htm |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
Three hundred and sixty quails were divided into six groups to evaluate the effect of dietary betaine on profiles of proteins and lipids, bioenergetics, peroxidation and quality of meat of Japanese quail fed diets containing three levels of metabolizable energy (ME) viz. optimum (2900 kcal ME/kg), restricted (2800 kcal ME/kg) and low (2700 kcal ME/kg). Dietary betaine improved meat quality parameters viz. cooking loss, thawing loss and water-holding capacity of Japanese quail fed diets containing either restricted or low ME by enrichments of the meat with omega-3 fatty acids and reduction of lipids levels.