Growth performance, intestinal morphology, and serum biochemistry of European quail (Coturnix coturnix) fed agro-industrial fruit residue extracts as alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters
Humberto de Araújo Brito Filho, Adiel Vieira de Lima, Cícero Jorge de Medeiros, Apolônio Gomes Ribeiro, Edijanio Galdino da Silva, Carlos Henriquedo Nascimento, Aline Beatriz Rodrigues, Paloma Eduarda Lopes de Souza, Ricardo Romão Guerra, Amanda Itoh de Medeiros, Thácyla Beatriz Duarte Correia, Matheus Ramalho de Lima, Leonardo Augusto Fonseca Pascoal, Lucas Rannier Ribeiro Antonino Carvalho, Fernando Guilherme Perazzo Costa · 2026
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Humberto de Araújo Brito Filho leads a large team in a 2026 feeding trial testing extracts from fruit residue as replacements for antibiotic growth promoters in European quail. Poultry producers seek natural additives that support growth and gut health. Extracts from pineapple, acerola, and cajá, all agro-industrial leftovers, were compared with an antibiotic control and an unsupplemented control.
Two hundred fifty day-old birds were randomized to five diets for 35 days. Pineapple and acerola groups matched controls on final weight and showed taller intestinal villi and better villus-to-crypt ratios in the ileum. The cajá group grew less, ate less in the later phase, had poorer ileal structure, and showed lower blood glucose, phosphorus, and protein measures. The authors conclude pineapple and acerola extracts look more promising than cajá for this purpose.
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| CREATOR | Humberto de Araújo Brito Filho, Adiel Vieira de Lima, Cícero Jorge de Medeiros, Apolônio Gomes Ribeiro, Edijanio Galdino da Silva, Carlos Henriquedo Nascimento, Aline Beatriz Rodrigues, Paloma Eduarda Lopes de Souza, Ricardo Romão Guerra, Amanda Itoh de Medeiros, Thácyla Beatriz Duarte Correia, Matheus Ramalho de Lima, Leonardo Augusto Fonseca Pascoal, Lucas Rannier Ribeiro Antonino Carvalho, Fernando Guilherme Perazzo Costa |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |