Influence of Activated Shungite on Quail Productivity and the Biometrical Parameters and Chemical Composition of Quail Eggs

Poultry farming is key to providing the population with high-quality, affordable products.The successful development of this industry is directly dependent on the rational use of available feed resources.The study aims to explore the influence of different concentrations of activated Shungite as part of compound feed on the productivity of quail and the quality and chemical composition of quail eggs.The experiment was conducted on a quail farm owned by the SalemQus LLC in Almaty region, Kazakhstan.The study subjects were three groups of quail of the meat breed Texas, 50 animals each, selected by random sampling.The control group received a standard diet without additives, while groups 2 and 3 were supplemented with activated Shungite in doses of 3 and 5%, respectively.After 120 days of the experiment, the influence of activated Shungite on the egg productivity of laying quail hens produced a significant difference.Adding activated Shungite into the diet of laying hens in 5% of their main feed improved their egg-laying indicators, increasing gross egg production by 2.82% and egg-laying rate by 98.8%.The average egg weight increased by 6.50% and egg mass yield by 9.48%.An improvement was also observed in the morphometric parameters of eggs.The phosphorus and iron content in the eggs rose by 5.1 and 7.25%.This study confirms the effectiveness of activated Shungite in poultry feeding and substantiates the need for further research to optimize the dosages and study long-term effects.