SUSTAINABLE USE OF FRUIT PEEL POWDERS IN QUAIL DIETS EFFECTS ON FEED INTAKE

Abstract

The research was conducted to determine the effects of feeding Coturnix japonica (a species of guinea pig) a diet containing Orange Peel Powder (OPP) and Pomegranate Peel Powder (PPP) as a feed supplement. Three treatment groups, one control group, and six sets of fifteen birds in each treatment group were randomly assigned one-day-old C. japonica birds. Powdered orange peel, pomegranate peel, and a combination of the two were employed in the therapy. Birds of the C. japonica species were fed either a corn-based diet or the same diet with group added to it. Four groups were given the same basic diet for five weeks: group A plus 5g/kg OPP (5%), group B plus 2.5g/kg PPP (2.5%), group C plus 5 g/kg OPP+PPP (5%), and group D with the basic diet alone (Control group). So, the experimental group consumed 10%, 5%, and 5% (2.5% + 2.5%), whereas the control group consumed simply the baseline diet. At the conclusion of the experiment, we randomly selected 5 birds from each repetition to collect blood samples. In order to conduct the analysis, a one-way analysis of variance was performed. Significant changes (P 0.05) were seen between OPP and PPP supplemented nutrients with baseline diet, leading us to believe that using OPP and PPP may be beneficial for the health of Japanese quail breeders.