Year: 2022 | Month: August | 12 | 4

Effect of Termites (Neotermes assamensis) as Protein Source on the Performance of Japanese Quails

N. Deori R. Saikia M. Sonowal M.S. Lahamge Rushikesh A. Kantale
DOI:10.30954/2277-940X.04.2022.19

Abstract:

Research  study inspected  the performance of Japanese quails nourished with commonly fed accessible termites as a protein source during the rainy season, with the goal of boosting small-scale low-cost quail farming in Assam. 180 no. unsexed Japanese quail young-ones were randomly allocated treatment groups: T0 (control), T1 (5 percent dried termite), T2 (10 percent dried termite), and T3 (15 percent dried termite) each included 45 chicks, which were subsequently split into 3 replicates of 15 chicks each. The quail chicks were housed in a cage environment and fed according to regular feeding and management techniques. The T3 group (903.41 g) had the highest overall feed consumption per Japanese quail, whereas the T0 group had the least (849.07 g). T3 group (269.51±3.13 g) had the maximum final body weight per Japanese quail, followed by T2 group (264.61±2.84 g), T1 group (256.45±4.50 g), and T0 group (251.19±5.05 g). T3 group (3.35) had the best overall total  F.C.R during the full period of the research  experimental groups, followed by T2 (3.36), T1 (3.37), and T0 (3.38) respectively. Overall, these findings suggest that incorporating dried termites to a Japanese quail’s diet enhances performance by improving in body-weight, total feed consumption and feed conversion ratio.

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