PERFORMANCE AND NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY BY GROWING JAPANESE QUAILS FED FERMENTED MANGO KERNEL

1Favour Bette Patrick ABANG, 1Essien Epkeyong NSA, Thaddeus Navevfa KPERUNS,1Emmanuel Ekpo ARCHIBONG and 2Yerima Shettima KOLO,

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A growth study was conducted to determine the effect of feeding varying levels of FMKCM on the growth performance and serum biochemical indices of growing Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica). A total of one hundred and ninety five (195) two weeks old unsexed Japanese quail chicks with initial mean live body weight of 33.60g were randomly allotted to five dietary treatments designated T1-T5 containing 0%, 10%, 15%, 20%, and 25% FMKCM respectively. Each treatment comprised of 39 quails which was replicated thrice with 13 quails per replicate in a completely randomized design (CRD). The parameters measured were; feed intake, body weight, weight gain, feed conversion ratio and nutrient digestibility. The results of performance showed no significant differences in all the parameters measured but feed intake: it was observed that feed intake decreased with increased supplementation with FMKCM probably because of the energy content of the feed. FMKCM had no adverse effect on nutrient digestibility. The study concluded that FMKCM could replace maize without compromising growing quail’s performance and digestibility of nutrients.

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:Maize, Fermented Mango Kernel, Quail, Performance and Nutrient Digestibility


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