Abstract
A six week feeding trial was conducted to determine the replacement value of Guinea corn for maize in diet fed to 360, day-old quail chicks on deep litter. Four iso-nitrogenous (22 %Crude protein) diets incorporating graded levels (O, 15, 27 and 42 %) of guinea corn as replacement for maize were used in the trial. The ME levels of the diets ranged from 2700 – 2750 kcal/kg. Each treatment was replicated thrice. Feed intake, weight gain and feed/ weight gain ratio did not differ significantly (P>0.05) among the treatments. Feed cost decreased across the treatments and was lowest for the diet in which 42 % maize was replaced by guinea corn. Feed cost/kg weight gain was lower for diet B(15 % guinea corn) than for other diet tested. Results of this study indicated that a dietary crude protein level of 22 % and M E of 2700 to 2750 kcal/kg feed, of 42 % guinea corn based diet was suitable for growth of Japanese quail chicks.
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