Replacement Value Of Guinea Corn For Maize In Practical Diet Fed To Quail (&lt;i&gt;Coturnix coturnix japonica&lt;/i&gt;) Chicks

Edache, J. A.; Musa, U.; Haruna, ES; Esilonu, J. O.; Jibrin, I.I.; Okpala, E. J.; Dogo, Iliya Goni

doi:10.4314/ari.v2i2.40858

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“…The cost of feed per unit of gain (N240/kg or 1.46USD) was interestingly similar for each of the diet even though the cost of feed per kilogram decreased as the level of sweet potato in the feed increased. This is in disagreement with the observations by some other authors [23] for broilers and [27] for quail chicks. The feed cost per gain did not increase because the sweet potato tuber meal used in this study was cheaper than maize.…”

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Performance of growing Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) fed different levels of peeled cooked sun dried sweet potato (Ipomea batatas) meal diets

Amedu¹,

Tuleun²,

Yisa³

et al. 2018

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A six -week feeding trial was set up to investigate the effect of feeding peeled, cooked, sundried sweet potato tuber meal on growth parameters and digestibility of nutrients by Japanese quail chicks. Five isonitrogenous (25%CP) diets were compounded. The control diet (A) had zero sweet potato tuber meal. In the other four diets (B, C, D, and E), 25, 50, 75 and 100% of maize (respectively) was replaced by peeled, cooked, sundried sweet potato tuber meal. Sixty birds were randomly assigned to each diet in a completely randomized design. The diets were replicated three times with twenty birds per replicate. Feed and water were given ad libitum. Parameters measured were feed intake, water intake, body weight gain, feed conversion ratio, and feed cost/gain. Others were protein intake and energy intake in the course of the study. Feed intake was significantly (p˂0.05) lower on diet C (14.05g/bird/day) than on diets D (14.87 g/bird/day) and E (14.79g/bird/day). Other differences were not significant. Water intake was significantly (p˂0.05) higher on diet D (27.40ml/bird/day) than on diets A (23.77 ml/bird/day), B (24.01 ml/bird/day) and C (24.66ml/b/d). Other differences were not significant. Protein intake was significantly (p˂0.05) higher on diet D (3.72g) than on diets A (3.55g), B (3.54g) and C (3.51g). Differences between diets D and E were not significant. None of the other parameters (weight gain, feed conversion ratio, feed cost/gain, energy intake) measured in the course of the study differed significantly (p˃0.05) from the control. Apparent digestibility of dry matter was significantly better (p˂0.05) by birds on diet A (control) than by birds on the sweet potato meal diets. Digestibility of crude protein was significantly better (p˂0.05) by birds on diet C than by those on diets A, B and E. Ether extract digestibility was significantly better by birds on diet E than by those on the control and other sweet potato diets. There was one hundred percent survivability as none of the birds died in the course of the study. Results of this study show that peeled cooked sundried sweet potato can completely replace maize in the diet of quail chicks without adverse effects on performance or on digestibility of nutrients.

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Performance of growing Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) fed different levels of peeled cooked sun dried sweet potato (Ipomea batatas) meal diets

Amedu¹,

Tuleun²,

Yisa³

et al. 2018

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“…A feasible step toward increasing the supply and consumption of animal protein in Nigeria is the growth and expansion of the poultry sector. As a result, scientists and researchers have focused their attention on the rearing of poultry species with short generation intervals like the Japanese quails 2 .…”

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Effect of Pawpaw Leaf Meal on Laying Performance and Egg Quality of Japanese Quails

Inuwa,

Omage,

Onimisi

et al. 2023

Curr. Res. Poult. Sci

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Background and Objective:The problem of feed shortages caused by rising costs of conventional feed ingredients has affected animal protein supply. A possible solution to this problem could be increased use of cheaper alternative feed ingredients, such as leaf meals. The study evaluated the effect of Pawpaw Leaf Meal on laying performance and egg quality of Japanese quail eggs. Materials and Methods: A total of 120 quail hens were allotted to five dietary treatments with three replicates of 8 birds each in a Completely Randomized Design. Five experimental diets were formulated in which diet 1 served as control (0% PLM) while diets 2, 3, 4 and 5 contained 5, 10, 15 and 20% Pawpaw Leaf Meal, respectively. Water and feed were offered ad-libitum. Data collected were subjected to analysis of variance using the general linear model of SAS. Results: Results showed that laying performance parameters were all significantly (p<0.05) better in birds fed a 5% PLM-based diet and were comparable to the control group. Internal egg quality traits differed significantly (p<0.05) across treatment groups except for egg shape index and yolk percentage. Eggs from birds on a 5% PLM-based diet had higher egg weight, egg length, egg width, eggshell weight, albumen length, albumen diameter, albumen weight, yolk height, yolk diameter, yolk weight, albumen index and shell percentage that were comparable to the control group. Conclusion: It was concluded that the inclusion of PLM at a 5% level helps improve the laying performance of Japanese quails.

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“…Use Nutrition studies proposing the replacement of maize and soybean meal by unconventional foods, such as broken rice (Ashour et al, 2015), and sorghum (Freitas et al, 2014;Silva et al 2018) have been gaining prominence, because it reduces the cost of formulating feed for Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) (Edache et al, 2005;Niamat, 2017;Lucena et al, 2019) and European quail (Coturnix coturnix) (Silva et al, 2019;Severo et al, 2020).…”

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Performance of european laying quail fed with diets containing maize germ meal

Holanda¹,

Lucena²,

Holanda³

2020

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The objective of the research was to study the effect of substitution of maize for maize germ meal in laying European quail diets. 240 female quails were used in a randomized design with three treatments and eight replications, containing 10 birds per plot. The treatments consisted of a maize and soybean meal-based reference diet and two levels of substitution of maize for maize germ meal, 50 and 100%. Evaluated parameters were: number of eggs per bird housed, laying rate, feed intake, feed conversion, weight of egg, yolk, albumen and shell, and yolk pigmentation. Parameters were evaluated using analysis of variance and Tukey test, with the significance level set at 5%. In the two laying cycles studied there was a difference in the number of eggs, percentage of laying, feed conversion, weight of egg, yolk and shell and yolk pigmentation. The replacement of maize by maize germ meal in diets for laying European quail can be carried out up to 100%, producing improvement in the productive performance of the birds and in egg quality.

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Replacement Value Of Guinea Corn For Maize In Practical Diet Fed To Quail (<i>Coturnix coturnix japonica</i>) Chicks

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Performance of growing Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) fed different levels of peeled cooked sun dried sweet potato (Ipomea batatas) meal diets

Performance of growing Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) fed different levels of peeled cooked sun dried sweet potato (Ipomea batatas) meal diets

Effect of Pawpaw Leaf Meal on Laying Performance and Egg Quality of Japanese Quails

Performance of european laying quail fed with diets containing maize germ meal

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