NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY OF GROWING JAPANESE QUAILS (Coturnix coturnix japonica) FED FERMENTED MANGO (Mangifera indica) KERNEL COMPOSITE MEAL AS REPLACEMENT FOR MAIZE

Yerima Shettima Kolo, Doeko’os Emmanuella Ma’andik andFelicia Ayuba

Department of Animal Production,

University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria.

Email:yerimashettimakolo@gmail.com

ABSRACT

A study on nutrient digestibility 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 (P>0.05) differences across treatments in nutrient digestibility and retention. This shows that fermented mango kernel composite meal had no effect on nutrient digestibility.

Keywords: Fermented mango, Japanese quail, Maize, Nutrient Digestibility