Effect of feed particle size on growth and egg-laying parameters of Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) in Côte d’Ivoire
1 Laboratory of Biology and Animal Cytology, NANGUI ABROGOUA University, 02 BP 801 Abidjan 02, Côte d’Ivoire.
2 Laboratory of Physiology, Pharmacology and Pharmacopoeia, NANGUI ABROGOUA University, 02 BP 801 Abidjan 02, Côte d’Ivoire.
Research Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2023, 23(01), 226–239.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2023.23.1.0161
Publication history:
Received on 07 March 2023; revised on 19 April 2023; accepted on 22 April 2023
Abstract:
In Côte d’Ivoire, the quail breeding is confronted with the lack of food specific to the species. Thus, in the south-east of this country, an experimental study was conducted at the ISMOREL farm in the sub-prefecture of Adiaké. This study, which aims to improve the productivity of day-to-day farms, focused on the grain size of the feed. From grower (GD) and layer (LD) diets, 5 experimental diets have been manufactured. There are: LD 5 with a particle size of 5 mm, LD 3 and GD 3 with a particle size of 3 mm as well as LD 2 and GD 2 with a particle size of 2 mm. The growth parameters related to 750 two-week-old unsexed subjects weighing 49.67 ± 0.17 g on average. For egg-laying, 300 female quails were used at 6-week-old. The results showed an influence of the 2 mm grain size (LD 2 and GD 2) on parameters such as feed intake (186.96 ± 4.73 g and 153.46 ± 5.33 g), average live weight (142.37 ± 1.76 g and 155.85 ± 1.85 g), the average daily gain (4.29 ± 1.22 g/d and 4.74 ± 1.25 g/d), the age of first egg laid (49.33 ± 0.58 d and 46.33 ± 1.26 d) and egg-laying rate (67.24 ± 30.97% and 74.12 ± 34.03%). At the end of this study, it appears that the 2 mm particle size induces better growth and egg-laying performance in Japanese quail.
Keywords:
Quail; Granulometry; Nutrition; Zootechnics
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