Possibilities of Using Chia Oil as an Omega-3 Source in Laying Quail Diets

ABSTRACT This study aims to investigate the effects of different levels of chia (Salvia Hispanica L.) seed oil supplementation as omega-3 source to the diets of laying quails on yield performance, egg quality, and egg yolk fatty acid profiles. The study was conducted including 4 treatment groups as follows: C0 (0 g/kg diet), C1 (1 g/kg diet), C2 (2 g/kg diet), and C3 (3 g/kg diet). In the study, 96 female quails at the age of 18 weeks were used and the trial was carried out for 4 weeks. As a result, it was determined that chia seed oil supplementation to the diet was not effective on feed consumption, feed conversion ratio, egg yield, or egg weight of quails, but it was effective on the yolk index of egg quality characteristics (p<0.05). The most important effect of chia seed oil supplementation to the diet was determined to be on the omega-3/omega-6 ratio of egg yolk. Dietary chia seed oil increased the omega-3/omega-6 ratio (p<0.01). It can be stated that increasing the level of omega-3 in the diets, positively affects the polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)/saturated fatty acid (SFA) ratio.

摘要：本研究旨在探究以奇亚（Salvia Hispanica L.）籽油作为Omega-3来源添加至蛋鹌鹑日粮中的不同添加水平，对其生产性能、蛋品质以及蛋黄脂肪酸谱的影响。本试验设置4个处理组，具体如下：C0组（日粮添加量0 g/kg）、C1组（1 g/kg）、C2组（2 g/kg）与C3组（3 g/kg）。试验选用18周龄雌性鹌鹑共96只，试验周期为4周。结果表明，日粮添加奇亚籽油对鹌鹑的采食量、料重比、产蛋性能及蛋重均无显著影响，但可显著改善蛋品质指标中的蛋黄指数（p<0.05）。日粮添加奇亚籽油对蛋黄脂肪酸组成最显著的影响体现在Omega-3/Omega-6比值上，可显著提升该比值（p<0.01）。由此可见，提高日粮Omega-3含量，可正向改善多不饱和脂肪酸（polyunsaturated fatty acid, PUFA）与饱和脂肪酸（saturated fatty acid, SFA）的比值。