EFFECT OF INCLUSION OF CASHEW NUT KERNEL MEAL IN THE DIET ON PERFORMANCE OF JAPANESE QUAILS
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2022-02
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SRI VENKATESWARA VETERINARY UNIVERSITY TIRUPATI - 517 502. (A.P.) INDIA
Abstract
The present investigation is carried out to study the effect of inclusion
of cashew nut kernel meal at different levels on growth performance, serum
biochemical profile, digestibility of nutrients, carcass characteristics and cost
economics in Japanese quails. One hundred and fifty, day old quail chicks were
distributed randomly to five dietary groups each with three replicates of ten
chicks and were offered experimental diets to meet the nutrient requirements
(NRC, 1994). During the experiment, cashew nut kernel meal was ground and
was included at 0% (T1; Control), 5% (T2), 10% (T3), 15% (T4) and 20% (T5)
levels in iso-caloric and iso-nitrogenous broiler quail diets.
Results indicated that inclusion of cashew nut kernel meal from 0 to 20%
level in the diet had no effect (P>0.05) on feed intake, feed conversion ratio
and protein efficiency ratio in quails as compared to the control. Whereas, the
study indicated that the body weight gain (P0.05) on serum albumin,
total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, AST, ALT, urea, serum
calcium and phosphorous content as compared to the control. Whereas, the
glucose, creatinine levels (P0.05) linearly from T1 to T5
with increased level of inclusion of cashew nut kernel meal from 0 to 20% in
the diet as compared to the control. Further, inclusion of cashew nut kernel
meal up to 20% level in the diet had no effect (P>0.05) on carcass yield,
dressing percentage, ready to cook yield and per cent weight of heart, liver,
gizzard and giblet as compared to the control.
The feed cost ( )/kg gain decreased by 1.30 in T2, 3.67 in T3, 7.21 in T4
and 11.5 in T5 groups of quails fed diets containing cashew nut kernel meal at
5, 10, 15 and 20% levels in the diet as compared to the control. Thus, it is
concluded that inclusion of cashew nut kernel meal up to 20% level in the diet
without any adverse effect on production performance of Japanese quail.
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