duck rearing , benefits and constraints, quail types and its rearing

1. Raising Ducks and Quails for profit Dr. Sushil Prasad University Professor, L.P.M Ranchi Veterinary College

6. KHAKI CAMPBELL INDIAN RUNNUR

7. WHITE PEKIN MUSKOVY DUCK

18. Quail farming Vs Chicken Farming Quail Chicken Low capital requirement about RS. 50 – 60/ bird. High capital requirement of Rs. 180 – 190/ bird. Quails requires a floor space of 0.2 sq ft/bird Requires 1 to 2.5 sq ft./bird of floor space. It possesses remarkable disease resistance, hence hardly any vaccine are needed. Chicken farming is highly susceptible to common poultry disease and vaccination is must Feed requirement is 25 – 30 gm/ bird/ day. Feed @ 110 – 120 gm/ bird/ day required. 8.5 to 10 kg feed is required to produce 300 eggs with av. egg weight of 10 – 14 gm. 250 – 260 eggs are produced with 42 – 48 kg of feed. The av. weight of egg is 54 – 56 gm. In a year quail produces 25 – 30 times more eggs than its body weight. Hen produces 8 – 9 times more eggs then its body weight. Quail starts laying egg at 6 week and at 10 week attain peak production which continues up to 54 weeks. Hen start laying egg at 20 week and reach peak production at 27 – 29 weeks and continue to lay up to 72 weeks. Broiler quail are sold at 35 days. Chicken broilers are sold at about 42 – 49 days. Less quantity of cholesterol in meat More fat & cholesterol in meat. Quail meat is good for Asthma & those suffering from arthritis. Having no such medical properties. Housing is cheaper, can be reared in multi tier battery cages. Housing is substantially costlier than that in quails. Culled birds fetch more money in term of unit body weight. Culled birds fetch lesser price than quails in terms of init body weight.

23. MALE QUAIL FEMALE QUAIL

24. BOB WHITE QUAIL QUAIL EGGS

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