In vivo determination of domestic quail (Coturnix japonica) muscle development by ultrasonography as a function of energy levels

Abstract The aim was to evaluate the growth and meat production and some meat quality characteristics of domestic quail (Coturnix japonica) as a function of metabolizable energy (ME) levels in the diet and to adjust predicting equations in ratio to area pectoralis major muscle of the carcass through...

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Main Authors: Thailine Santana Santos, Isis Nayara Santana Alves, Jucélia dos Santos Araujo, Ananda Santos de Assis, Valdir Ribeiro Júnior, Claudson Oliveira Brito, Camilla Mendonça Silva, Anselmo Domingos Ferreira Santos, Leandro Teixeira Barbosa, Vittor Tuzzi Zancanela, Gregório Murilo de Oliveira Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29233-4