Effect of dietary cereal on liver and plasma lipids in laying Japanese quail

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Abstract
In 3 experiments, the effects of diets containing maize or wheat on hepatic and plasma lipids in laying Japanese quail were studied. In 2 of these diets of equal energy, N and fat contents were used. Liver weight, relative to body weight, liver lipid content and plasma lipid concentration were greater in birds fed on maize-containing diets. The maize-containing diet also produced more (14:0, 16:0, 16:1 and 18:1) and less (18:0, 18:2 and 20:4) fatty acids in the liver lipid. Egg production was not affected by the treatments. The effect of dietary cereal on hepatic and plasma lipids may be due to altered lipigenesis, and the quail may be a useful model for the laying hen with respect to hepatic lipid accumulation.