The effects of dietary bee pollen on lipid peroxidation and fatty acids composition of Japanese quails ( Coturnix coturnix japonica ) meat under different stocking densities

摘要

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of supplementation of bee pollen (1?￠????g/kg) to the basal diet on lipid peroxidation and the fatty acids composition of Japanese quails under different stocking densities. Hundred and sixty Japanese quails were divided into 3 treatment groups each with four replicates consisting of 8 birds in control group and 16 birds in the other groups. Experimental groups were arranged as Control (160cm 2 /quail without supplementation), high stocking density (HSD) (80?￠????cm 2 /quail without supplementation), and POL (80 cm 2 /quail and 1g/kg bee pollen). Plasma Malondialdehyde level in the HSD group was significantly higher than those of Control and POL groups ( P?￠????