A Study on Some Production Traits and Egg Quality Characteristics of Japanese Quail

Authors : Ahmet NAZLIGÜL, Kenan TÜRKYILMAZ, H. Erbay BARDAKÇIOĞLU

Pages : 1007-1013

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This investigation was carried out to demonstrate some production traits and egg quality characteristics of Japanese quails insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Coturnix coturnix japonica);. One hundred female quails were used in the study. The experiment was carried out for six months. Egg production, egg weight, feed consumption and some egg quality characteristics were taken into consideration. Egg quality characteristics were measured at 8-24 weeks of age. Average egg production insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(% HD); at 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24 weeks of age was 20.5, 33.8, 63.7, 73.8 and 72.5 respectively. Average egg weight insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(g); and daily feed consumption insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(bird/feed/day); at 8, 16 and 24 weeks of ages were 9.39, 10.76 and 11.19; 19.68, 27.21 and 32.16 g respectively. Average shape index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(%);, yolk weight insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(g);, albumen weight insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(g);, shell weight insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(g);, shell thickness insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(mm);, and haugh unit values were 79.9, 3.28, 6.38, 0.82, 0.206 and 88.93 respectively. The results show that egg production, egg weight, feed consumption and egg quality characteristics were affected by the age of the quail. As the quail age increased, egg weight, yolk and albumen weight and shell weight increased, while haugh unit and shell thickness decreased.
Keywords : Japanese quail, production traits, egg quality characteristics