Quail (Coturnixcoturnix japonica) welfare in two confinement systems

Nordi, Wiolene Montanari; Yamashiro, Koya; Klank, M.; Locatelli-Dittrich, Rosângela; Morais, Rosana Nogueira de; Reghelin, A.I.; Molento, Carla Forte Maiolino

doi:10.1590/s0102-09352012000400029

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“…Thus, according to behavioral indicators, quail welfare was higher in free range compared to battery cages and floor pens. The results were in agreement with the findings of Nordi et al (2012) whom demonstrated that rearing system of quails in enriched aviary significantly improved behavioral activity when compared with battery cages.…”

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Effect of Rearing System on Performance, Meat Quality and Welfare in Local Quails

Muhammad¹,

Mirza²

2019

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The intensification of animal production systems presents a potential influence on the welfare of animals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of three different systems on performance, welfare of Japanese quail (Coturnixcoturnix japonica) and their meat quality. Battery cages (50×30×30 cm) represent (T1), and floor pen (60×60×30 cm) with sawdust bedding (T2) and free range (200×200×140 cm) with sand-bathing area and nests. The experiment procedure involved seven birds per holding area and three replicates per treatment and overall of 63 quails. During five weeks of experimental period, behavioral activities were observed and recorded. Quails performance and meat quality were measured. Results showed that the behavioral activity indicators were higher welfare degree for quails in free range compared to floor pen and battery cage systems. Chemical composition and meat quality of breast meat were improved significantly (P<0.05) in free range compared with both other systems. This investigation has found that different rearing systems had a different behavior activity, and affect the quantitative and qualitative parameters of the breast meat of quails.

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Effect of Rearing System on Performance, Meat Quality and Welfare in Local Quails

Muhammad¹,

Mirza²

2019

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“…Japanese quail breeding has become a pilot animal in the field of research due to its unique properties: easy maintenance, short generation interval (3–4 generation per year), fast growth rate (laying period starts at 6th week of life), early sexual maturity and high egg production (about 300 eggs with average mass 10 g year −1 ; Akram et al ., ). The consumption of quail eggs ( Coturnix coturnix japonica ) is popular mainly in Asia (Japan, China), America (Brazil, USA) and Europe (Estonia, France, Poland; Minvielle, ; Maiorano et al ., ; Nordi et al ., ). In recent years, increasing commercial quail breeding and growing availability of quail eggs on the market are observed – in Estonia, the quail production has grown from 944 000 in 1992 to over 6 million in 2010.…”

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The effect of feed supplementation with dietary sources of n‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, flaxseed and algae Schizochytrium sp., on their incorporation into lipid fractions of Japanese quail eggs

Gładkowski

Kiełbowicz

Chojnacka

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Int J of Food Sci Tech

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Summary The influence of feed supplemented with dietary sources of n‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), namely flaxseed and algae Schizochytrium sp., on the fatty acid composition of lipids from Japanese quail eggs was studied. Two groups of quails were fed for 19 weeks, starting from 6th week of life. Lipid fractions from dried egg mass of total of 4300 eggs of control and experimental group were analysed. The fatty acid profile was affected in both triacylglycerols and phospholipids. The significant (P < 0.05) increase in n‐3 PUFAs up to 7.33% in the total lipids, α‐linolenic acid (ALA, 18:3) up to 4.57% in triacylglycerols, docosahexaenoic acid (22:6, DHA) up to 23.91% in phosphatidylethanolamine and up to 4.35% in phosphatidylcholine as well as the significant (P < 0.05) reduction in n‐6/n‐3 ratio in the lipid fractions to the range of 0.9–3.7 was observed in experimental group. The incorporation of different n‐3 into lipids was selective: ALA was found in the triacylglycerol fraction, whereas EPA, DPA and DHA were detected in the phospholipid fractions, exclusively at sn‐2 position. The studies showed that the feeding quails with modified diets is effective way of biofortifying the eggs with nutritionally desired n‐3 PUFAs.

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“…Regarding agonistic behaviour, 9 positive outcomes, 5 negative outcomes, and 3 neutral outcomes were reported. Hiding places were demonstrated to decrease agonistic behaviours between socially housed goats [ 116 ], pigs [ 97 , 117 ], calves [ 114 ], quail [ 118 ], foxes [ 119 ], and fish [ 70 ]. However, several papers reported that providing group-housed animals with hiding places increased agonistic behaviours, this was reported to have resulted from animals competing for the hiding spaces [ 69 , 100 , 120 ] or because the hide formation subsequently restricted open space in the pen [ 76 , 121 ].…”

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The impact of providing hiding spaces to farmed animals: A scoping review

2022

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Many wild animals perform hiding behaviours for a variety of reasons, such as evading predators or other conspecifics. Unlike their wild counterparts, farmed animals often live in relatively barren environments without the opportunity to hide. Researchers have begun to study the impact of access to hiding spaces (“hides”) in farmed animals, including possible effects on animal welfare. The aims of this scoping review were to: 1) identify the farmed species that have been most used in research investigating the provision of hides, 2) describe the context in which hides have been provided to farmed animals, and 3) describe the impact (positive, negative or neutral/inconclusive) that hides have on animals, including indicators of animal welfare. Three online databases (CAB Abstracts, Web of Science, and PubMed) were used to search for a target population of farmed animals with access to hiding spaces. From this search, 4,631 citations were screened and 151 were included in the review. Fourteen animal types were represented, most commonly chickens (48% of papers), cattle (9%), foxes (8%), and fish (7%). Relatively few papers were found on other species including deer, quail, ducks, lobsters, turkeys, and goats. Hides were used in four contexts: at parturition or oviposition (56%), for general enrichment (43%), for neonatal animals (4%), or for sick or injured animals (1%). A total of 218 outcomes relevant to our objectives were found including 7 categories: hide use, motivation, and/or preference (47% of outcomes), behavioural indicators of affective state (17%), health, injuries, and/or production (16%), agonistic behaviour (8%), abnormal repetitive behaviours (6%), physiological indicators of stress (5%), and affiliative behaviours (1%). Hiding places resulted in 162 positive (74%), 14 negative (6%), and 42 neutral/inconclusive (19%) outcomes. Hides had a generally positive impact on the animals included in this review; more research is encouraged for under-represented species.

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Quail (Coturnixcoturnix japonica) welfare in two confinement systems

Cited by 9 publications

References 17 publications

Effect of Rearing System on Performance, Meat Quality and Welfare in Local Quails

Effect of Rearing System on Performance, Meat Quality and Welfare in Local Quails

The effect of feed supplementation with dietary sources of n‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, flaxseed and algae Schizochytrium sp., on their incorporation into lipid fractions of Japanese quail eggs

The impact of providing hiding spaces to farmed animals: A scoping review

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