Effect of utilization of Arachis pintoi in diets on feed intakes, growth performance and economic returns
of Guinea fowls
A study was conducted to measure utilization of Arachis pintoi in the concentrate basal diet for growing Guinea fowls. A total of 150 Guinea fowls at 6 weeks of age were arranged in a completely randomized design with 5 treatments as 5 diets and 3 replicates, with 10 birds per experimental unit. The 5 dietary treatments consisted of a basal diet (TAHH100) with only concentrate, in four other diets, levels of concentrate gradually decreased from 10, 15, 20 and 25% of the basal diet (corresponding to the TAHH90, TAHH 85, TAHH80, TAHH75 diets, respectively), while the Arachis pintoi fed ad libitum. The trial lasted 10 weeks to evaluate nutrient intakes, growth performance and profit of Guinea fowls. The results showed that the daily Arachis pintoi intake gradually increased when decreasing concentrate levels in the diets (P

Key words: Guinea fowl, nutrient consume, profit, green forage, weight gain