Research Article

Oxya hyla hyla (Orthoptera: Acrididae) as an Alternative Protein Source for Japanese Quail

Table 13

Effect of experimental feeds on carcasses characteristics and organ proportions of 16-week-old quail on the basis of single individual.

Criteria (g/kg body weight)DietsPooled SEM
GM1GM2GM3FM1FM2FM3SM1SM2SM3R

Carcass M580.5c714.4e640.5d534.4b617.5d678.5e492.5a526.5b449.2a577.7c911.9
F633.5c727.2d670.5d553.1b652.4d683.9d510.8a553.7b478.5a603.5c841.1
Skin M0.20.10.10.10.20.20.10.20.10.10.0
F0.20.10.10.20.20.20.10.20.10.10.0
Abdominal fat M11.5a11.7a11.7a11.5a11.7a11.9b11.5a11.3a11.2a11.5a1.7
F11.7a11.6a11.7a11.6a11.6a11.8b11.9a11.6a11.3a11.4a1.7
Total meat M322.1b361.6c343.9c301.8b315.5b365.2c269.8a286.6b261.5a290.2b243.3
F335.2b376.5c368.3c315.8b330.8b371.9c261.6a321.7b250.3a330.3b183.7
Liver M20.124.124.520.124.126.524.624.526.324.622.3
F20.724.626.520.524.127.926.325.926.524.727.9
Heart M8.58.58.48.38.58.68.58.48.68.41.1
F8.48.68.28.18.58.58.68.68.58.40.6
Gizzard M23.019.623.522.621.925.425.827.725.223.29.2
F22.619.923.922.421.626.026.027.625.423.010.5
Pancreas M3.02.92.92.92.92.92.82.82.82.90.1
F3.02.92.83.02.92.92.82.92.92.80.2
Spleen M1.41.31.41.41.41.41.41.401.41.43.5
F1.41.41.41.41.41.41.41.41.51.40.1
Intestine length
(cm/kg body weight)
M260.5242.2224.0192.5261.2273.8183.5201.5180.9254.5335.3
F262.8a257.1a236.1a197.3a274.8a297.0b198.5a211.6a18.8a262.3a311.0
Ceacum length %
(cm/kg body weight)
M100.5104.095.194.1102.595.087.5102.593.0100.5453.4
F102.5104.494.792.9103.189.687.0103.789.6103.8447.5

Mean ± SD; . Within a row, a, b, c, d, and e indicate significant differences between mean values. (One-way ANOVA; DMRT; ).