Effects of Different Pigeon Pea Processing Method on the Laying Performance of Japanese Seattle Quails - Aldrin P. Lumanog, Mary Rose I. Mallari, Piolo B. Mallari; Hernandez, Fides M. (Magalang, Pampanga : Pampanga State Agricultural University, 2022)
The studv wes conducted for 50 days at Sitio Talimundoc, Barangay Ste. Mana Magalang. Pampanga to assess the effects of processed pigeon pea seed meal on Japancse Seattle quails m terms of hen-day and hen-housed production, egg weight, feed consumed, feed conversion ratio in egg mass and per dozen. A total of 306 Japanese Seattle quails were used in this study with a two-by-two (2x2) factonal design organized was a Complete randomized design (C.R D.). Factor A was the different processing methods (Al - Toasting and A2 - Crushed). Factor B, on the other hand, wes the dafferemt levels of pigeon pea (B1 - 0%, B2 - 5%, and B3 - 8°e). The prgeon pea seeds were processed and distributed into six treatments. The gathered data were subjected to statistical analysis using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to determine the sugmficant differences m the treatments. Findings revealed that the birds fed with 5% and 8% processed pigeon pea had no significant differences among the treatments wm control, hence, the laying performance of quails in terms of hen-housed, hen-day, feed consumed and Feed conversion ratio was not affected. Whereas the birds in the control groups (AIB1 and A2B1) performed the best in most of the parameters, followed by the treatments with 8% (A1B3 and A2B3) processed pigeon pea seeds which performed better than the birds in the treatments with 5% (A1B2 and A2B2) processed pigeon pea seeds. Cost and return analysis also revealed that the treatments in control groups (AIB! and A2B1) had the best Return of Investment or R.O.1. Therefore, the authors concluded that toasted and crushed pigeon pea seeds at 5% and 8% levels did not significantly influence the laying performance of Japanese Seattle quails.