Modeling the response of Japanese quail to arginine intake.

Background: Understanding how Japanese quails respond to arginine intake has been an objective that previous studies have not fulfilled. The main responses to be quantified include the arginine requirement for maintenance (mg/kg) and egg mass production (mg/g). Quantifying maintenance and production relationships are essential steps for predicting animal response.

Determination of the Optimal In-Feed Amino Acid Ratio for Japanese Quail Breeders Based on Utilization Efficiency.

The description of the genetic potential is the first step to estimating amino acid requirements and the ideal amino acid relation (IAAR). The aim of this study was to estimate the parameters that describe the daily maximum theoretical nitrogen retention (NRT, mg/BWkg), daily nitrogen maintenance requirement (NMR, mg/BWkg), protein quality (), dietary efficiency of the limiting amino acid () and determine the lysine requirement and the IAAR for Japanese quail breeders. Two nitrogen balance assays were performed, one assay using 49 quails distributed in seven treatments (protein levels between 70.