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http://ir.futminna.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/17298| Title: | Replacement value of millet for maize in practical diets of fed to Japanese quail chicks |
| Authors: | Ijaiya, A. T Aremu, A. Alabi, J.O Jiya, E. Z. Malik, Abdulganiyu Ayodele Chakwen, S.J. Onyemereke, C. D.A. |
| Keywords: | millet, maize, performance, utilization and Japanese quails. |
| Issue Date: | 2009 |
| Publisher: | Nigeria Poultry Science Journal |
| Series/Report no.: | Volume 6; |
| Abstract: | The effects of inclusion of 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100% millet in replacement of maize in the diets of quail chicks on growth and nutrient utilization were studied in a five-week feeding trial. One hundred and eighty (180) one-week old (unsexed) Japanese quail chicks having a mean initial weight of 27.61g ± 0.14 were used in a completely randomized design.Daily feed intake, daily weight gain, feed conversion ratio and digestibility of nutrients were statistically similar across the treatment groups (P>0.05). Dietary inclusion of millet reduced the cost of producing 1kg of feed. Therefore, millet can be used to replace maize at 100% inclusion level in the diets of quail chicks without any deleterious effect. |
| URI: | http://repository.futminna.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/17298 |
| ISSN: | 20060718 |
| Appears in Collections: | Animal Production |
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