Investigation of Opportunities the Addition of Canned Watermelon Purea and Watermelon Juice Produced From Unmarketable Watermelon in Broiler Quail Ration

Autor: Aydın Erocaği, İbrahim Halil Çerçi, Fatma Terlemez
Přispěvatelé: Veteriner Fakültesi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Volume: 4, Issue: 2 181-187
International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Food Sciences
ISSN: 2618-5946
Popis: This study was conducted to evaluate the use of watermelon pomace and watermelon juice obtained from unmarketable watermelon in the diets of fattening quails. A total of 90 Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) wereassigned to three groups (30 quails in each group), each comprising of 5 replicates each having 6 quails. One groupwas designated as control groups whereas other groups fed 5% watermelon pomace or watermelon juice on dry matter basis. All the diets were isonitrogenous and isocaloric formulated in order to meet the nutrient requirements ofquails outlined in NRC standards. Live weight was greater in quails fed watermelon pomace compared with controlgroup in first week only (P0.05). Infirst week and overall period (1 to 4 wk), average daily feed intake (ADFI) was higher in control group than quailsfed watermelon juice which, in turn, was higher in comparison with those fed watermelon pomace (P0.05). In conclusion,it was observed that watermelon pomace can be used in quail diets having additional growth enhancer properties.
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