Thiamin, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine and Niacin Requirements of Growing Japanese Quail Fed Purified Diets

Abstract

Growing Japanese quail at 35 days of the experiment, weighed respectively, as follows when fed the various levels of a test vitamin in their diet: (a) thiamin hydrochloride (mg/kg diet), 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, and 3.5; body weight (g), 68.5,94.8,105.7,103.3,99.4 and 97.4. (b) riboflavin (mg/kg diet), 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, and 3; body weight (g), dead, 45.3, 72.6, 103.0, 100.2 and 103.9. (c) pyridoxine hydrochloride (mg/kg diet), 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, and 3.5; body weight (g), 91.9, 101.6, 102.5, 105.9, 105.7, and 103.2. (d) niacin (mg/kg diet), 5, 10,15,20,25, and 30; body weight (g), 93.8,100.8,105.2,106.8,101.9, and 109.4. The dietary supplements for growing Japanese quail are estimated to be as follows (mg/kg diet): thiamin hydrochloride, 1.5; riboflavin, 2; pyridoxine hydrochloride, 1.5; and niacin, 15.