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6.
Body weight, egg production, and egg quality traits of gray,
brown, and white varieties of Japanese quail (Coturnix
coturnix japonica)
in coastal climatic condition of Odisha -
Jessy Bagh, B. Panigrahi, N. Panda, C. R. Pradhan, B. K. Mallik,
B. Majhi and S. S. Rout
Veterinary World, 9(8): 832-836
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2016.832-836
Jessy Bagh:
Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of
Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of
Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India;
jessybagh123@gmail.com
B. Panigrahi:
Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of
Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of
Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India;
bpanigrahi65@yahoo.com
N. Panda:
Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary Science
and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and
Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India; npandaouat@gmail.com
C. R. Pradhan:
Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of
Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of
Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India;
pradhancr@gmail.com
B. K. Mallik:
Central Poultry Development Organization, Eastern Region,
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India; bandim64@gmail.com
B. Majhi:
Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of
Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of
Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India;
brunda2013ouat@gmail.com
S. S. Rout:
Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of
Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of
Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India;
drsubhransu0412@yahoo.com
Received: 11-04-2016, Accepted: 02-07-2016, Published online:
10-08-2016
Corresponding author:
Jessy Bagh, e-mail: jessybagh123@gmail.com
Citation:
Bagh J, Panigrahi B, Panda N, Pradhan CR, Mallik BK, Majhi B,
Rout SS (2016) Body weight, egg production, and egg quality
traits of gray, brown, and white varieties of Japanese quail (Coturnix
coturnix japonica)
in coastal climatic condition of Odisha,
Veterinary World, 9(8):
832-836.
Abstract
Aim:
The present study was conducted to evaluate the performance of
gray, brown, and white varieties of Japanese quail (Coturnix
coturnix japonica)
with respect to body weight, egg production, and egg quality
traits in the coastal climatic condition of Odisha.
Materials and Methods:
A total of 500-day-old straight run Japanese quail chicks of
three varieties,
viz.,
gray, brown, and white were randomly selected and reared in deep
litter system at Central Poultry Development Organization,
Eastern Region, Bhubaneswar. The weekly body weight of the birds
was recorded till their egg production stage (up to 6 weeks of
age). The average egg production was recorded every biweekly
from 6th to 20th week. Exterior and interior quality of eggs
from each variety was determined at 6 weeks of age.
Results:
The initial average weekly body weight of three varieties did
not differ (p>0.05) among the varieties. However, from 1st to
6th week significantly higher body weight was observed in gray
than white and brown. Brown varieties had reached 50% egg
production 1 week earlier than gray and white. Brown had higher
peak hen day (HD) production or henhoused egg production
followed by white and gray. External quality such as: Egg
weight, egg length, egg width, volume, shape index, shell
weight, shell thickness depicted no significant difference among
the varieties except circumference length and circumference
width, which were significantly higher (p≤0.05) in gray
varieties than brown varieties. Internal egg characteristics
such as: Albumen length, albumen width, albumen height, albumen
index, yolk length, yolk width, yolk height, yolk index, albumen
weight, yolk weight, Haugh unit revealed no significance
difference among the varieties.
Conclusion:
It may be summarized from the findings that gray excelled in
body weight followed by white and brown. Egg production
potential in terms of hen house egg production or HD egg
production was higher for brown followed by white and gray in
the coastal climatic condition of Odisha.
Keywords:
body weight, egg production potential, egg quality traits,
quail.
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