Abstract
The research was carried out in the Livestock Research Division / Nineveh Research Department using 720 birds at one-day-old, distributed on four substitution millet energy 0% (control), 20%, 30%, and 40% instead of corn energy, to study its effect on the growth and production periods for partridge. The results showed that the 30% substitution treatment was significantly superior (P <0.05) on control treatment in body weight, Also, in feed consumption, the three treatments were significantly superior (P < 0.05) on control treatment, while there was no significant difference between the four treatments for weight gain and food conversion ratio in the starter period (1-4) weeks of age. As for the growth period (5-24) weeks, a significant decrease (P <0.05) in body weight is observed with an increase in the millet replacement percentage, the control treatment was significantly superior (P <0.05) on the 30% substitution treatment in the weight gain, whereas the control treatment, decreased significantly (P <0.05) from the substitution treatment 40% in the feed consumption and food conversion ratio. As for the egg production stage, the control treatment was significantly superior (P <0.05) on 20% and 40% treatments in the number and percentage of eggs, the feed consumed was not affected by the treatments under study, while there was a significant difference (P <0.05) between the age of 26 weeks and the age of 33 weeks in feed consumption, Control treatment decreased significantly (P <0.05) from substitution treatment 20% in FCR / Dozen egg. the treatment of substitution 30% increased significantly (P <0.05) on control treatment for hatching%, fertility% and hatching from fertilized eggs%.
Highlights
The Partridge belonged to the Kingdom Animalia, Division Chordata, Class Aves, Order Galliforms, family Phasianidae, subfamily Phassianinae, genus Alectoris, type Alectoris chukar [1,2], Males are slightly larger than females, male weight ranges from 510-800 grams while females weigh 450-680 grams [3]
The diets were formed according to replacing millet energy with yellow corn energy, table (1), the nutrient values were calculated for each diet, as follows:
There was no significant difference between control and millet substitution treatments for weight gain (33.75, 35.65, 35.94 and 34.69) g respectively, these results were agreed with [13], in broiler at 14 and 21 days old and [15], in laying hens
Summary
The Partridge belonged to the Kingdom Animalia, Division Chordata, Class Aves, Order Galliforms, family Phasianidae, subfamily Phassianinae, genus Alectoris, type Alectoris chukar [1,2], Males are slightly larger than females, male weight ranges from 510-800 grams while females weigh 450-680 grams [3]. The drastic decrease in the number of wild birds due to overfishing or due to changing climatic conditions in animal living environments and the use of pesticides, led to an increase in the numbers of closed farms for breeding [6,7], partridge are raised for release in nature to use in birds hunting game as well as raised to produce eggs as a new source of protein [8,9], and it is considered one of the non-migratory birds [1]. Using millet in dietary patterns to significantly improve human and animal health, millet is one of the first plants grown in Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia, it is considered by farmers as a basic and traditional crop, it is one of the species that resist and endures many crop diseases and pests and can survive under Inappropriate weather conditions [10,11,12], Millet contains 3000 - 3640 kcal/kg energy and 7.7 - 12.5% raw protein, millet cereal is nutritionally similar to corn and can be feed substitutes [13]
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