Abstract

<p><span><em>This research was conducted to examine the effects of fresh and fermented palm kernel cake (BIKS) </em><span><em>supplementation in the diets on male japanese quail performance. Two hundred and ten day-old quails </em><span><em>were randomly devided into seven treatment diets in three replications of ten quails each. The dietary </em><span><em>treatments were: diet without palm kernel cake (control; K), control diets supplemented with 10%, 20% , </em><span><em>30% BIKS (BIKS10%, BIKS20%, BIKS 30%), control diets supplemented with 10%, 20%, 30% fermented </em><span><em>palm kernel cake (BIKSF10%, BIKSF20%, BIKSF30%). The collected data were final body weight, feed </em><span><em>consumption, feed conversion, and carcass production. Data were statistically analyzed by ANOVA, </em><span><em>followed by Duncan’s New Multiple Range Test for any result with significant different. The results showed </em><span><em>that dietary supplementation did not influence the final body weight and carcass production. The final body </em><span><em>weight of the birds were 123.55, 122.34, 118.35, 122.24, 119.24, 124.72 and 121.95 g/head/35 day, carcass </em><span><em>percentation were 65.35, 64.68, 64.87, 65.20, 66.57, 65.36, and 64.87%. However, Japanese quails that </em><span><em>given fermented palm kernel cake had higher feed consumption and conversion ratio, except for the birds </em><span><em>with 10% BIKSF. It might be concluded that the additions of BIKSF in diet did not give beneficial effects on </em><span><em>the performance of Japanese quail.</em><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><em>(Key words: Fermentation, Palm kernel cake, Performance, Quail)</em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span></p>

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