Actions of edamame soybean isoflavones in an avian model: the Japanese quail (Cortunix-cortunix japónica)

Abstract

Isoflavone are soybean compounds that possess weak estrogenic and antiestrogenic activities. The present study examined the effect of extract isoflavone of edamame soybean supplementation into the poultry ration to increasing production and reproduction performance of Japanese quail hens. The research was an experimental observation applying Complete Randomized Design. The treatment done was supplementation of the extract isoflavone into the ration, quantitatively, i.e P0 : 0% (group control), P1 : 0.1%, P2 : 0.3%, and P3 : 05%, in every single treatment consists of 5 repetitions of 10 quails each. The level isoflavone of edamame soybean were 0.0015% for deidzein and 0.0013% for genistein. The treatment was done for fourteen days old quail until its sexual maturity. Observation was conducted for the growth, feed intake, age at sexual maturity, weight of the first laying egg, cholesterol egg and performance of production in quail hens. The results of experiment indicate that the addition of extract isoflavone in the ration did not exert an effect on reproductive performance, and egg production of female quail (p>0.05). There was a tendency that the supplementation of extract isoflavone could increase in sexual maturity and reduce cholesterol egg of quail. It is concluded that the supplementation of extract isoflavone of edamame soybean up to 0.5% has not been able to improve production and reproductive performance and reduce cholesterol levels of quail egg.