GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF GROWING JAPANESE QUAILS (Coturnix coturnix japonica) FED DIETS CONTAINING FERMENTED MANGO (MANGIFERA INDICA) KERNEL COMPOSITE MEAL AS REPLACEMENT FOR MAIZE

Yerima Shettima Kolo and Felicia Ayuba

Department of Animal Production,

Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi. Email: Yerimashettimakolo@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

One hundred and ninety five (195) unsexed Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) of uniform weight were randomly allotted to five dietary treatments comprising of 0%, 10%, 15%, 20% and 25% inclusion levels of FMKCM for T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5 respectively. Each treatment was replicated thrice with thirteen (13) birds per replicate. The quails were fed the experimental diet over a period of four (4) weeks. Feed intake was measured daily and the quails were weighed once weekly. Mean daily feed intake of quail fed  FMKCM was significantly (P<0.05) higher in 0% and 10% level than quail fed 15%, 20% and 25% FMKCM. In terms of Mean final body weight, mean daily weight gain and efficiency of feed utilization, there were no signification (P>0.05) difference across the treatments. The findings suggested that FMKCM could replace maize up to25% level in growing Japanese quail’s diet without deleterious effect on growth indices.

Keywords: Fermented mango kernel, maize, Japanese quail, Growth parameters