Indian Journal of Animal Research
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 54
  • Issue: 3

Comparative analysis on early growth and development of different egg-laying quails

  • Author:
  • Jun Yan Bai, Heng Cao, Shuai Yang, You Zhi Pang, Meng Juan Jiang, Hong Deng Fan, Xue Yan Fu, Ji Yuan Zhang, Hui Jie Shi
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 392 to 395

College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471 003, China

*Corresponding Author: Jun Yan Bai, College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471 003, China. Email: junyanbai@163.com

Online published on 8 April, 2020.

Abstract

This study was carried out to evaluate growth and development and difference between size and weights of three quail species namely China yellow quail, Beijing white quail and Korea quail. Various parameters in respect of these species like shank length, chest width, chest depth, breastbone length, shank circumference, body length, daily weight gain and weight were recorded under similar feeding conditions. The data so obtained was analysed statistically using SPSS. It was revealed that the body weight, shank length, chest width, chest depth, breastbone length, body length, shank circumference and daily gain of Korea quail are significantly higher (P≦0.05) than those of China yellow quail and Beijing white quail. It was concluded the Korea quail grows fastest, followed by China yellow quail and Beijing white quail, successively.

Keywords

Beijing white quail, China yellow quail, Growth rate of quails, Korea quail