Effects of Dietary Rapeseed (<i>Brassica napus</i>), Hemp (<i>Cannabis sativa</i>) and Camelina (<i>Camelina sativa</i>) Seed Cakes Supplementation on Yolk and Albumen Colour and Nutritional Value of Yolk Lipids in Estonian Quail Eggs

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of supplementing commercial diets with rapeseed, hempseed and camelina seed cakes on the yolk and albumen colour and nutritional value of yolk lipids in Estonian quail eggs. A total of 585 eggs were used to evaluate egg weight, yolk and albumen pH and colour, proximate yolk composition, cholesterol content and fatty acid composition in the yolk lipids of three Estonian quail groups each fed a diet supplemented with 10% rapeseed, hemp or camelina seed cakes. The higher (p p p p p p p p p p p < 0.01, respectively).

Keywords

• egg
• quail
• yolk
• colour
• fatty acids
• lipid indices