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creators_name: Brah, N.
creators_name: Chaibou, I.
creators_name: Hassan, O.M.
creators_name: Daka, A.R.S.
title: Effects of Maize, Millet, and Sorghum as Energy Sources of Diet on Growth Performance of Guinea Fowl
ispublished: pub
subjects: SF
divisions: j10
full_text_status: public
keywords: Cereals; Energy source; Growth performance; Keets
note: Regional Center of Agronomique Research of Maradi, National Institute of Agronomique Research of Niger, BP, Maradi, 420, Niger; Livestok Sciences and Technics Department, Dan Dicko Dankoulodo University of Maradi BP, Maradi, 465, Niger
abstract: Guinea fowls are more valuable in the market in Niger than chickens; however, their ability to meet consumer demands is limited by low productivity. Therefore, suitable nutrition is an important factor for this productivity. The current study aimed to evaluate the growth performance of guinea fowl using maize, millet, and sorghum as energy sources in the diet. A total of 108 one-day-old unsexed local keets, with an average live weight of 25.5 ± 0.83 g were randomly distributed among three dietary treatments with four replicates per treatment. The keets were reared on the ground with litter at CERRA Maradi, Niger, for an 8-week experimental period, involving 36 keets per treatment and 9 keets per replication. The parameters monitored were feed intake (FI), live weight (LW), average daily gain (ADG), and feed conversion ratio (FCR). After 8 weeks of experimentation, the results indicated that the cereal used in the diet had no statistically significant effect on the keets’ FI. Those fed millet-based diets had higher LW, compared to those fed maize and sorghum diets, respectively, however, this difference was not statistically significant. Millet also facilitated a higher ADG, compared to maize and sorghum, although the differences were statistically insignificant. The keets fed sorghum-based had higher FCR, compared to the FCR of the guinea fowls fed maize and millet diet. based on the growth performance assessed in this study, the recommended order for cereals in guinea fowl feed to ensure better growth is millet, followed by maize, and then sorghum. © The Author(s) 2024
date: 2024-06-25
publication: Journal of World's Poultry Research
volume: 14
number: 2
publisher: Scienceline Publication, Ltd
pagerange: 132-137
id_number: 10.36380/jwpr.2024.13
refereed: TRUE
issn: 2322-455X
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85197642653&doi=10.36380%2fjwpr.2024.13&partnerID=40&md5=2969cfb24fb92f9842f7cf922d51d406
j_index: scopus
citation:    (2024)     Effects of Maize, Millet, and Sorghum as Energy Sources of Diet on Growth Performance of Guinea Fowl.   Journal of World's Poultry Research.  pp. 132-137.  ISSN 2322-455X   
document_url: http://eprints.science-line.com/id/eprint/1147/1/JWPR14%282%29%20132-137%2C%202024.pdf