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Effects of Different Concentration of Copper on Performance, Immunity and Carcass Traits in Broiler Japanese Quails

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In this study, the effects of dietary copper supplements on broiler Japanese quail growth performance, immune response, blood biochemistry, and carcass quality were examined. Two copper sources (copper sulphate-CuS, and copper methionine-CuM), each at five distinct dietary dosages of 5, 10, 15, 100, and 150 mg/kg, were used. A total of 280 (10 × 4 × 7) day-old quail chicks of uniform body weight were randomly distributed into 10 treatments with 4 replicates each and having 7 chicks in each replicate. In comparison to CuS-supplemented diets, CuM-supplemented diets (100 mg Cu/kg diet) considerably (P ≤ 0.01) increased body weight gain and improved feed conversion ratio (FCR). In the 150-mg CuM/kg diet, the cell-mediated immune response (foot web index to PHAP) was considerably (P ≤ 0.01) greater. The humoral immune response (HA titre to SRBC) was substantially (P ≤ 0.01) lower with CuS-supplemented meals than with CuM-supplemented diets. When compared to CuS source, the weight of the bursa and spleen from CuM source was considerably (P ≤ 0.01) higher. The 100- and 150-mg CuM/kg diets considerably (P ≤ 0.01) reduced serum cholesterol levels. Thus, it may be concluded that dietary supplementation of copper methionine as a source of Cu @ 100 mg Cu/kg diet to broiler Japanese quails was more effective in improving growth performance, immunological response, carcass quality features, and serum cholesterol reduction.

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    Chandra Deo, Avishek Biswas, Divya Sharma & Ashok Kumar Tiwari

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CD developed the study and drafted the text; CD, AB, and DS conducted the animal experiment and laboratory analysis; and AB and AKT conducted the data analysis and final drafting.

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Deo, C., Biswas, A., Sharma, D. et al. Effects of Different Concentration of Copper on Performance, Immunity and Carcass Traits in Broiler Japanese Quails. Biol Trace Elem Res 201, 4530–4537 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-022-03526-7

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