Effect of Substitution Millet Energy Instead of Yellow Corn Energy on Growth and Production Diet in Partridge

Abstract

The research was carried out in the Livestock Research Division / Nineveh Research Department using 720 birds at one-day-old, distributed on four substitution millet energy 0% (control), 20%, 30%, and 40% instead of corn energy, to study its effect on the growth and production periods for partridge. The results showed that the 30% substitution treatment was significantly superior (P 0.05) on control treatment in body weight, Also, in feed consumption, the three treatments were significantly superior (P 0.05) on control treatment, while there was no significant difference between the four treatments for weight gain and food conversion ratio in the starter period (1-4) weeks of age. As for the growth period (5-24) weeks, a significant decrease (P 0.05) on 20% and 40% treatments in the number and percentage of eggs, the feed consumed was not affected by the treatments under study, while there was a significant difference (P 0.05) between the age of 26 weeks and the age of 33 weeks in feed consumption, Control treatment decreased significantly (P 0.05) from substitution treatment 20% in FCR / Dozen egg. the treatment of substitution 30% increased significantly (P 0.05) on control treatment for hatching%, fertility% and hatching from fertilized eggs%.

Keywords

• partridge
• yellow corn energy
• millet energy
• production diet