Heat Stress in Japanese Quails (Coturnix japonica): Benefits of Phytase Supplementation
Apolônio Gomes Ribeiro, Raiane dos Santos Silva, Dayane Albuquerque da Silva, Júlio Cézar dos Santos Nascimento, Lilian Francisco Arantes de Souza, Edijanio Galdino da Silva, José Evangelista Santos Ribeiro, Danila Barreiro Campos, Clara Virgínia Batista de Vasconcelos Alves, Edilson Paes Saraiva, F · 2024
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Apolônio Gomes Ribeiro and co-authors wrote this 2024 review on helping laying quails through heat with an enzyme in the feed. Heat stress slashes egg output in the tropics, and a plant compound called phytate locks up minerals like calcium and phosphorus in grain-based diets. The two problems compound each other in laying birds.
Phytase, an enzyme added to feed, snips phytate apart and frees the trapped minerals. The review gathers evidence that a strong dose, around fifteen hundred units, blunts heat stress effects in Japanese quails. Shells grow thicker and calcium uptake improves alongside laying performance. The authors walk through the molecule's breakdown and the mineral's path into the bird. Their verdict: enzyme feeding is a practical lever for hot-climate egg production.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Apolônio Gomes Ribeiro, Raiane dos Santos Silva, Dayane Albuquerque da Silva, Júlio Cézar dos Santos Nascimento, Lilian Francisco Arantes de Souza, Edijanio Galdino da Silva, José Evangelista Santos Ribeiro, Danila Barreiro Campos, Clara Virgínia Batista de Vasconcelos Alves, Edilson Paes Saraiva, F |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 56 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |