Pantnagar Journal of Research

Abstract

Records pertaining to 1200 nos. of Japanese Quails reared at farmers^’ household under On Farm Trials (OFTs) programme of KVK, Baksa, Nalbari and Dhemaji of Assam Agricultural University for 3 years were utilized to carry out the study. A total of 24 nos. of farmers were selected and each farmer was given 50 nos. of quail chicks to rear under the OFT programme. The mean body weights (g) at day old, 1^st week, 2^nd week, 3^rd week, 4^th week, 5^th week, 6^th week, 7^th week, 8^th week, 9^th week and 10^th week were 8.653±0.070, 25.778 ± 0.219, 64.472±0.415, 113.007 ± 0.566, 177.113 ± 0.995, 220.985 ± 1.197, 247.775 ± 1.325, 261.062 ± 1.284, 282.155 ± 1.948, 310.970 ± 1.966 and 318.741 ± 1.987, respectively. The average daily body weight gain (g) during day old to 10^th week of age was 4.425± 0.027. The average age at first egg was 43.909 ± 0.211 days. The average egg weight was 13.667 ± 0.110 g. The average mortality percentage from day old to 6th week of period was found to be 4.685 ± 0.475. The average feed conversion ratio (FCR) from day old to 6^th week of period was found to be 2.54. The average hen day egg production and hen housed egg production during 6^th week to 16^th week were 58.798±1.212 and 43.278±0.755, respectively. The benefit cost ratios (B:C ratio) for meat production for the period of 42 days and egg production for a period of 1.5 years were 1.72 and 1.35, respectively.