Open AccessReplacement of Value of Sweet Potato(Ipomea Batatas) Meal For Maize in Practical Diets Fed to Quail (COnturnix cotu-rnix japomica) Chicks
Author(s) -
J. A. Edache,
Umar Musa,
M. U. M. Ehizokale,
J. O. Esilonu,
E. J. Okapala,
P. D. Karisin,
A. G. Yisa,
N. J. Zwandor
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nigerian journal of animal production
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0331-2062
DOI - 10.51791/njap.v36i1.1043
Subject(s) - quail , meal , zoology , biology , body weight , feed conversion ratio , food science , endocrinology
A six- week feeding trial was conducted to determine the value of sweer potato in diets fed to216 Japanese quail chicks in a brooding house. Four isonitrogenous (22%CP) diets tagged A, B 0.05) among the treatments. Feed cost/kg gain was higher(p<0.05) for diet D(134.81) than other diets (A:97.87, B:94.23, C:104.94). Results of this study showed that dietry level of 38.73% sweet potato meal was suitable for growth of Japanese quail chicks provided the diets are isonitrogenous and contained metabolizable energy of between 2692 and 2798kcal/kg