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ORIGINAL PAPER
Effect of spraying quail eggs with different doses of riboflavin
on reproductive and growth rates, blood metabolites,
and economics
1
Zagazig University, Faculty of Technology and Development, Department of Animal & Poultry Production, 44511 Zagazig, Egypt
2
Agriculture Research Center, Animal Production Research Institute, 12618, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
3
New Valley University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Nutrition and Clinical Nutrition, New Valley, Egypt
4
Taif University, Turabah University College, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 21944 Taif, Saudi Arabia
5
Zagazig University, Faculty of Agriculture, Poultry Department, 44511 Zagazig, Egypt
6
University of Bari Aldo Moro, S.P. per Casamassima km 3, Department of Veterinary Medicine, 70010 Valenzano, BA, Italy
Publication date: 2025-06-11
Corresponding author
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
The present study aimed to investigate the role of spraying fertilised
quail eggs with riboflavin (SP) on hatchability, performance, carcass traits,
liver and kidney function, and economic efficiency of growing quail. A total of
260 quail eggs were used for hatching and randomly divided into four treatment
groups with five replicates (13 eggs/replicate) in a fully randomised design.
The eggs were sprayed with riboflavin before incubation. The groups included
a control group (no spraying), and three experimental groups sprayed with
3, 4 or 5 g/l riboflavin, respectively. The spray was applied for 2 min. After
hatching, 128 Japanese quail chicks, aged 7 days, were randomly assigned
to 4 treatment groups, 32 birds each. The study was conducted over 5 weeks.
Compared to the control group, fertility and hatchability rates (%) significantly
improved in groups sprayed with 3 g, 4 g, and 5 g of riboflavin (vitamin B2).
Quails hatched from eggs sprayed with vitamin B2 showed significant increases
in body weight, weight gain, feed intake, feed conversion ratio, and carcass
traits at different growth stages compared to the control group. Additionally,
all vitamin B2-treated groups demonstrated significant improvements in blood
indices. The economic efficiency was also significantly enhanced in treated
groups, with the most favourable results observed in the group sprayed with
3 g/l vitamin B2. In conclusion, spraying eggs with riboflavin at varying doses can
be recommended to enhance growth performance, blood parameters, carcass
traits, and economic efficiency in quails.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors extend their appreciation to Taif University, Saudi Arabia for supporting this work through project number TU-DSPP-2024-192.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The Authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.
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