AND ORGAN CHARACTERISTICS OF JAPANESE QUAILS FED FERMENTED MANGO KERNEL COMPOSITE MEAL

Yerima Shettima Kolo¹, Samson Ishaya², and Felicia Ayuba¹

¹ Department of Animal Production, University of Agriculture, Makurdi

² Department of Animal Science, University of Maiduguri,

Email: Yerimabshettimakolo@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

A Study on carcass and organ characteristics of Japanese quails fed fermented mango kernel composite (FMKCM) was carried out using complete randomized design (CRD). One hundred and ninety five (195) unsexed Japanese quails were randomly allotted to five dietary treatments comprising of 0%, 10%, 15%, 20% and 25% inclusion levels of fermented mango kernel composite meal for T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5 respectively. Each treatment was replicated thrice with thirteen (13) birds per replicate. The result of this study showed that there were no significant differences (P>0.005) across treatments with respect to meat yield and meat distributions among carcass cut-off parts. In terms of organ weights, significant difference (P<0.05) were observed in the heart and spleen weights, however, the result did not follow a regular pattern implying that, treatments would not have accounted for these differences. It is therefore concluded that, fermented mango kernel composite meal could be used up to 25% in the diets of Japanese quails without compromising the carcass and organ weights.

Keywords: Fermented Mango, Japanese quail, Maize, Carcass Indices, Organ Indices