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

Table 11

Effect of experimental feeds on laying performance and egg quality values of quails on the basis of single individual.

Criteria	Diets										Pooled SEM
	GM1	GM2	GM3	FM1	FM2	FM3	SM1	SM2	SM3	R
Laying period
Age at 1st egg (day)	51.6a	50.0a	43.0a	56.7b	54.3b	48.0a	63.7d	61.7c	67.3e	58.0b	4.8
Weight of 1st egg laid (g)	11.7f	10.2d	10.8e	9.8d	9.3c	11.2e	8.2b	7.4a	7.0a	9.0c	2.7
Weight gain (g)	11.8a	12.5a	11.2a	10.1a	9.5a	12.5a	7.5a	8.4a	6.6a	8.2a	11.2
% hen day production	62.2c	72.2d	49.5b	44.8b	52.3b	63.5c	39.4b	46.4b	31.9a	41.8b	13.4
Feed intake (g/day/bird)	26.4b	25.1b	27.6b	29.7c	32.2d	31.9d	23.7a	27.1b	22.9a	33.6e	0.8
Egg quality
Shell thickness (mm)	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.002
Egg weight (g)	12.8i	11.7g	11.8g	10.9f	10.6e	12.5h	9.8c	8.7b	7.6a	10.3d	0.003
Egg length (cm)	2.8c	3.0e	2.9d	2.6b	2.7c	3.0d	2.6b	2.5b	1.8a	2.6b	0.002
Egg breadth (cm)	2.2c	2.5e	2.3c	2.1b	2.2c	2.4d	2.0b	1.9b	1.5a	2.0b	0.001
Egg shape index	0.80a	0.83b	0.80a	0.78a	0.79a	0.81a	0.78a	0.76a	0.79a	0.78a	0.0
Egg shell weight (g)	0.7a	0.8b	0.7a	0.7a	0.6a	0.7a	0.6a	0.7a	0.6a	0.6a	0.0
Shell-less egg %	0.0a	0.0a	0.0a	0.0a	0.0a	0.0a	1.0b	0.0a	3.0b	9.0c	0.6
Egg proportions (g/kg)
Yolk	303.0	302.4	314.8	298.8	300.0	302.4	296.8	284.0	287.0	309.6	1180.0
Albumen	618.0	618.6	603.1	628.2	627.0	624.2	636.8	646.8	644.2	616.2	2124.0
Shell	75.2f	78.5h	76.2g	71.5c	72.9d	73.2d	66.22a	69.1b	68.7b	73.9e	0.1

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