Study on levels of Kluai Hin banana (Musa sapientum) peel meal in Japanese quail ration : 1. Starting and growing period
การศึกษาระดับที่เหมาะของเปลือกกล้วยหิน (Musa sapientum) ป่นในอาหารนกกระทา
1. ระยะนกเล็กและนกรุ่น
Pin Chanchula, Asst. Prof., D. of Tech. and Industries, F. of Sci. and Tech., PSU.
Chanwit Benjama, Animal Husbandry, D. of Tech. and Industries, F. of Sci. and Tech., PSU.
Kham Longnapa, Animal Husbandry, D. of Tech. and Industries, F. of Sci. and Tech., PSU.
Somsak Laochareonsuk, D. of Tech. and Industries, F. of Sci. and Tech., PSU.
Corresponding e-mail : cpin@bunga.pn.psu.ac.th
Grant : Government Budget
Published : Songklanakarin J Sci Technol 2000, 22(4) : 421-428
Key words : Kluai Hin banana peel meal, Musa sapientum, ground corn, japanese quail ration,
staring and growing period
Kluai Hin banana peel meal (KHBPM) contained 94.50% dry matter, 5.61% crude protein,
6.66% crude fat, 8.52% crude fiber, 9.9% ash, 63.81% NFE, 0.31% Ca, 0.19% P and 1.15% tannin on dry basis and 4,342 Kcal/Kg (G.E.).
It was incorporated into 8 Japanese quail diets at 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 %. Five hundred and twelve head of 1 day old birds were randomly allotted to 8 treatments, each with 4 replicates,
fed with the above mentioned diets until 6 weeks of age. The results showed no significant (p>0.05) difference among treatments in terms of weight gain, feed intake, feed conversion or and feed cost
when KHBPM was included up to 15% of the diet. However, at the higher levels, it tended to lower growth performance but increased feed intake thus causing inferior feed conversion ratio. Feed cost
was also increased with the increasing levels of KHBPM in the diet. No significant difference in mortality rate was found among groups. The average mortality was 7.49%.
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