THE CHEMICAL AND MINERAL CONTENT OF QUAIL`S MUSCLES

Abstract

According to the research was determined that the investigational use of probiotics in quail feed positively effects on the chemical and mineral content of the pectoral and femoral muscles of quail. Feeding with probiotic supplements enables to improve the protein content of pectoral muscles by 4.4 and 1.0 % MAR and femoral muscle increases the amount of dry matter by 1.22 %, protein by 2.1 % and fat by 7.8 %. It was reported that due to additional consumption of probiotic supplements phosphorus concentration increased by 24.4 %, calcium by 31.3 % and iron by 57.4 % in white muscle quail. It determined that the level of phosphorus, iron, zinc, manganese and copper accumulation increased by 30.8 % (2.1 times); Zn by 19.5 %, Mn by 71.0 %, and Cu by 85.1 % in the quails femoral muscles under the influence of studied additives. Thus, consumption of probiotic supplements by quails improves physical and chemical properties of meat, and also has positive effect on the quality of quail meat.