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Influence of Rearing Systems on the Production Performance of “TANUVAS Namakkal quail - 1” Breeder Male Line

Author: V. Kannan, K. Rajendran, M. Moorthy, D. Anandha Prakash Singh and A.K. Thiruvenkadan

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Abstract

An experiment was conducted with a total of 400 straight run “TANUVAS Namakkal Quail - 1” male breeder line chicks, these chicks were weighed, wing banded, and randomly assigned to 2 treatments, each 5 replicates 40 chicks each. The two systems namely deep litter and cage were selected to study the production performance of birds. The result showed that the body weight of the cage-reared birds on the sixth week of age was significantly (P<0.01) better than in deep litter (238.16±0.54 vs 231.67±0.55 g) and the body weight gain is also better in cage-reared birds. The cumulative feed consumption up to 6 weeks of age was non-significant in deep litter rearing systems, while the feed conversion ratio was significant at P<0.05 level during the first week and P<0.01 level during 2-6 week of age in cage rearing systems. The cost of production up to six weeks of age is lower with cage rearing than in deep litter.

Keywords

“TANUVAS Namakkal quail -1”, male breeder line, deep litter rearing, cage rearing, body weight, weight gain, feed consumption, feed conversion ratio

Conclusion

It is concluded from the results of this study that the rearing system had significant influence on the performances of body weight, body weight gain and feed conversion ratio of “TANUVAS Namakkal quail- 1” male breeder during growing period. So, the quails perform better in cage system of rearing than deep litter system. Even though the fixed cost involvement is more, the cage rearing system of Japanese quail is recommended to exploit the potency better results.

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How to cite this article

V. Kannan, K. Rajendran, M. Moorthy, D. Anandha Prakash Singh and A.K. Thiruvenkadan (2023). Influence of Rearing Systems on the Production Performance of “TANUVAS Namakkal quail - 1” Breeder Male Line. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(2): 1027-1030.