Abstract
This study was carried out to determine the effect of substitution of sesame seed meal (SSM) for soybean meal (SBM) in a layer diet of local quail. Two hundred and forty 7 days old quail chick were divided in to 4 groups in battery cages. the treatments consist of (control) SSM 0.0%, SSM 10%, SSM 20% and SSM 30% in isonitrogenious bases diets. The results showed that substitution of 10% SSM instead of SBM had no significant negative effect compared with to control diet in parameters egg production (H.D.P), egg mass, egg weight, feed consumption and feed efficiency ratio , when increasing the SSM ratio to 20% and 30% has caused a significant linear deterioration (P<0.05) in all productive specifications of eggs. At conclusion level up to 10% SSM as an alternative feed in local quail had no significant effects on egg production performance.
• H.D.P = Hen Day Production
• SSM = Sesame Seed Meal
• SBM = Soybean Meal