Year: 2016 | Month: December | Volume 3 | Issue 2

Evaluation of Performance of Different Japanese Quail (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica) Varieties

Daida Krishna Ravinder Reddy V and S.A. Kochewad
DOI:10.5958/2394-8159.2016.00012.8

Abstract:

The study was conducted to assess three varieties (CARI, PES and WB) of Japanese quails (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica) during the growing and laying periods. In this trail, 360 quails consisting of three varieties each 120 quails were distributed in three treatments with six replicates each consist of 20 chicks. The diets were prepared iso-nitrogenous and iso-caloric. The performance and egg production parameters were studied from 0 to 22 weeks of age. There were no significant differences (P> 0.05) found on body weight gain, feed consumption and feed conversion ratio among varieties from 0 to 6 weeks. The age at first egg was found to be early in the CARI variety 43days. The peak egg production level (79.83±0.64%) during fourth laying cycle in the PES at the age of 18-22 weeks followed by CARI (71.62±0.62%) and WB (49.28±0.43%). The results of the present study indicated that, the three varieties performance and production were significant there was no difference.



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