Changes in performance, cecal microflora counts and intestinal histology of Japanese quails fed diets containing different fibre sources.

The purpose of this experiment was to investigate how various fiber sources impact the performance, microbial population, and intestinal histology of Japanese quail that was performed in a completely randomized design for 42 days. The dietary treatments involved a fiber-free corn-soybean meal-based diet (control, CTL), and CTL with added levels of sunflower hulls (SFH) and sugar beet pulp (SBP) (20 and 40 g kg). Body weight gain (BWG) and feed intake (FI) were recorded weekly.