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Effect Of Varying Concentrations Of Dietary Crude Protein And Metabolizable Energy On Laying Performance Of Pearl Grey Guinea Fowl Hens, Samuel N. Nahashon, Nathaniel Adefope, Abravi Amenyenu, D. Wright
Effect Of Varying Concentrations Of Dietary Crude Protein And Metabolizable Energy On Laying Performance Of Pearl Grey Guinea Fowl Hens, Samuel N. Nahashon, Nathaniel Adefope, Abravi Amenyenu, D. Wright
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research
This study was conducted to evaluate optimum dietary concentrations of ME and CP for egg production performance of the Pearl Gray guinea fowl laying hens. In a 2 × 3 factorial arrangement, 360 Pearl Gray guinea fowl replacement pullets (22 wk of age) were randomly assigned to experimental diets with 2,800 and 2,900 kcal of ME/kg of diet, each containing 14, 16, and 18% CP, respectively. Each dietary treatment was replicated 4 times, and feed and water were provided ad libitum. Experimental birds were raised in laying cages and received 16 h of light throughout the study period. The birds …
Effect Of Varying Metabolizable Energy And Crude Protein Concentrations In Diets Of Pearl Gray Guinea Fowl Pullets. 2. Egg Production Performance, Samuel N. Nahashon, Nathaniel Adefope, Abravi Amenyenu, D. Wright
Effect Of Varying Metabolizable Energy And Crude Protein Concentrations In Diets Of Pearl Gray Guinea Fowl Pullets. 2. Egg Production Performance, Samuel N. Nahashon, Nathaniel Adefope, Abravi Amenyenu, D. Wright
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research
The effect of ME and CP concentrations during the growth phase of Pearl Gray guinea fowl pullets on their egg production performance was evaluated. In a 3 × 3 factorial arrangement, five hundred forty 1-d-old Pearl Gray guinea keets were randomly assigned to experimental diets with 2,900, 3,000, and 3,100 kcal of ME/kg of diet; each contained 20, 22, and 24% CP, respectively, from 0 to 8 wk of age (WOA). From 9 to 16 WOA, experimental diets had 3,000, 3,100, and 3,200 kcal of ME/kg of diet, and each contained 17, 19, and 21% CP, respectively. At 17 to …