quail production
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Specialities High rate of egg production 300/yearMature rapidlyLess feed costLess space req. 8-10 quail/ chicken 3-4 generations/year
Incubation and hatching
• Incubation period – 18 days• Setter temp- 37.4-37.9 C humidity – 65-70 % at 37.7 C• Hatcher temp- 36.9 C humidity – 75%
Factors affecting hatchability • Male :female ratio - 1:2• Age• Inheritance • Preferential mating• Nutrition• Health• Managerial factors
Cage system of rearing
• 12.5 x 20 x 25 c.m for 2 quails
• 60 x 60 x 25 c.m. for 25 quails
• 60 x 120 x 25 c.m for 50 quails
Cage system
Waterers
• Be Careful in choosing waterers• It should be shallow to avoid drowning • Keep pebble in waterers in the first few
days • Should be easy to clean• Water intake 2g/g BW
Feeders• It should be shallow• Fill the feed till the brim during first few
days• Feed particle size should be small
enough
Floor • Should not be overcrowd• Floor should not be slippery• Chicks are more susceptible for
slippery floor
Commercial quail egg production
• Age of maturity – 6 weeks
• Weight of an egg – 10-15 g
• Number of egg/year- 300
Female Japanese quail
Quail eggs
Physical characteristic of quail and chicken egg
Quail ChickenEgg weight g 10.3 56.7Albumen % 56.5 57.1Yolk % 32.6 31.1
Shell % 9.9 10.7Shell thickness mm
0.19 0.31
Nutrient composition- quail egg
Composition %Water 74.25Protein 13.17Fat 11.04Carbohydrate 1.02Total ash 1.11
Factors affecting egg production
• Photoperiod – 16 hours• Light intensity• Nutritional factors• Inheritance• Other factors
Commercial quail meat production
• Tender• Low in fat• More tasty
Contd…
• Age of slaughter – 5 weeks
• Weight at 5th week - 250g
• Feed conversion ratio - 3.5-3.8
Quail products
Quail egg products Quail egg pickle Whole egg powder Brined quail egg
• Quail meat products Quail meat pickle Quail Tandoori Fried quail Chilli quail
Bacterial diseases
• Pullorum disease• Ulcerative enteritis• Avian cholera • Botulism• Omphalitis
Other diseases
• External parasitic diseases• Coccidiosis• Black head• Aspergillosis• Cannibalism
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