Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition
  • Year: 1997
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue: 1

Feeding Value of Jute (Corchorus olitorius) Seed Cake for Japanese Quail and Broiler Chicks

  • Author:
  • A. Samanta, G. Samanta
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 40 to 45

Department of Animal Nutrition, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal-741252, India

Online published on 29 December, 2011.

Abstract

Jute seed cake, (JSC), was low in protein and high in lysine, isoleucine and fibre content Growth studies showed that JSC can replace 30 percent groundnut cake-N satisfactorily in growing quail ration, however, it resulted in high mortality, reduced growth and feed consumptionin broiler chick even at lower level (25% N replacement).