Oxya hyla hyla (Orthoptera: Acrididae) as an Alternative Protein Source for Japanese Quail

Table 4

Effect of experimental feed on body weight gain, food consumption, and growth indices of male quail on the basis of single individual.

Parameter	Diets										Pooled SEM
	GM1	GM2	GM3	FM1	FM2	FM3	SM1	SM2	SM3	R
Initial weight (g)	21.20a	21.70a	21.20a	21.20a	21.40a	21.70a	21.50a	21.50a	21.40a	21.30a	0.534
Weight gain (g/bird/day)	3.36d	4.04f	3.59d	3.24c	3.47d	3.72e	2.79b	3.13c	2.63a	3.05c	0.006
Feed intake (g/bird/day)	13.69c	13.40c	13.79c	14.00c	14.62d	15.13e	12.54b	13.14c	12.27a	13.31c	0.014
FCR^a	4.07c	3.33a	3.84b	4.32d	4.21d	4.07c	4.50d	4.21d	4.67e	4.37d	0.013
PER^b	1.07b	1.30d	1.13c	1.01b	1.03b	1.07b	0.97b	1.03b	0.93a	1.00b	0.001
N retention (g/bird/day)	1.84c	2.05e	1.96d	1.78c	1.90c	2.03e	1.59b	1.73c	1.44a	1.66c	0.002

Mean ± SD; . Within a row, a, b, c, d, e, and f indicate significant differences between mean values. (One-way ANOVA; DMRT; ).
^aFeed conversion ratio.
^bProtein efficiency ratio.