INFLUENCE OF THE LEVEL OF SODIUM IN DIETS ON THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF JAPANESE QUAIL BREED
Feeding quails with compound feeds with a sodium level of 0.4 and 0.6 % does not reduce growth rates. At the same time, the sodium content in the diet at the level of 0.4 % reduces the average daily feed intake by 2.1 % and feed costs per unit of production by 3.2% relative to the control group (sodium level 0.5 %). Feeding mixed feed to the birds of the third group (sodium level 0.6 %) increases feed consumption by 0.14 g (by 1.0 %) with equal feed costs per unit of production.