TY  - JOUR
T1  - Performance of Quails (<I>Coturnix coturnix Japonica</I>) Fed Graded Levels of Boiled
Sun-Dried Taro Cocoyam (<I>Colocasia esculenta</I>) as a Replacement for Maize
AU - , B.I. Okon AU - , M.B. Obi AU - , A.A. Ayuk 
JO  - Agricultural Journal
VL  - 2
IS  - 6
SP  - 654
EP  - 657
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-9155
DO  - aj.2007.654.657
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=aj.2007.654.657
KW  - Japanese quails
KW  -taro cocoyam cormels
KW  -maize
KW  -body weight
KW  -feed consumption
KW  -feed efficiency
AB  - One hundred Japanese quails (<I>Coturnix coturnix japonica</I>) were randomly alloted to five dietary treatments. In each of the five diets, sun-dried taro cocoyam cormels (<I>Colocasia esculenta</I>) was used to replace maize at 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100% respectively. The quails were fed 1 of the 5 experimental diets over a period of 49 days (7 weeks). Feed intake was measured daily and the quails weighed once weekly. Quails on the 0% (control) diet had significantly (p< 0.05) higher values in body weight and feed consumption compared to other treatments. In terms of weight gain, quails on 0% diet were not significantly (p>0.05) different from those on 25 and 50% diets. There were no significant (p>0.05) differences in the feed conversion ratio and feed efficiency of all the treatments. The results indicated that, boiled sun-dried taro cocoyam cormels meal could replace maize favourably at 25 and 50% levels in Japanese quails diets at 5% level of significance.
ER  -