Utilization of coconut (coco nucifera) pulp as feed supplement for laying quail// Comeda, Kristine Grace C. et al., (2025) - 2025 - x. 93 leaves Illustrations 28cm
Undergraduate Thesis
This experimental study was conducted to investigate the effect of utilization of coconut pulp as a feed supplement for laying quail fed with varying levels of coconut pulp in terms of total number of eggs, total number of hard eggs, total number of soft eggs, average feed conversion efficiency, average feed consumption, and average water consumption. The researchers decided to carry out their experimental study at the University of Rizal System - Rodriguez Campus. The experiment was conducted for about 90 days, from December 12, 2024, to March 11, 2025. There were 90 heads of ready-to-lay quails that were used as experimental animals. Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three treatments and three replications per treatment was used as design in this study. The researchers used a fishbowl method as their sampling technique. Treatment 1 served as the control group (pure commercial feeds). Treatment 2, which received 80% of commercial feeds and 20% of coconut pulp, while Treatment 3, which used 70% of commercial feeds with 30% of coconut pulp. The findings show that Treatment 1, a control group receiving commercial feeds had a best result when it comes to the total number of eggs, with 2,149 pieces, and the number of hard eggs with 2,147. In terms of the parameters of the number of soft eggs, both Treatments 1 and 2 had the highest total of 2 pieces. Treatment 3 had a significant effect on the feed conversion efficiency with a mean of 0.033. The study's findings revealed that the inclusion of coconut pulp did not affect the average feed consumption. However, there was a significant You sent increase in the control group with a mean of 2.519 kg. Lastly, in terms of water consumption only the control group got the highest mean of 2.659 L The researchers used a one-way Analysis of variance (ANOVA) to determine if there are significant differences in the total number of eggs, number of hard eggs, and the number of soft eggs, average feed conversion efficiency, average feed consumption, and average water consumption given varying levels of coconut pulp. The parameters in terms of total number of egg (p-value = 0.00000002), number of hard eggs (p-value = 0.000000001), average feed conversion efficiency (p-value = 0.00008), and average feed consumption (p-value = 0.002) were all significant. The study revealed that all the parameters of the study had a statistically significant difference except with total number of soft eggs (p-value = 0.73) and average water consumption (p-value = 0.07). The findings also showed in economic profitability when it comes to cost per egg that Treatment 1 had P2.28 and Treatment 1 had the highest gross sale of P4,894.00, and highest return on investment of 0.46% from Treatment 3. Through these results, the researchers recommend exploring the use of coconut pulp as a supplement for various farm animals. Further research is encouraged to improve the processing of coconut pulp to boost its nutritional value and self-life. Practical management tips include providing consistent lighting after dark to support egg laying, minimizing stressors, ensuring daily access to clean water, using slanted cage floors for easier egg collection, and using feed catchers to reduce waste and maintain cleanliness.