Effects of Protein Levels for Weight Gain in Quail

Abstract

 The objective of this research is to determine the levels of protein in the diet of quail (Coturnix japonica), from birth to finish. To do this, we developed an entirely randomized 4x4 experimental design defined by performing four treatments with four repetitions respectively. Each repetition had 10 quail chicken in the test, arriving thus to have 160 quail chicken in all the experiment. The statistical model taken in the following essay was the completely random design. The results were the following [1] The total food consumption showed that the T2 treatment had greater food consumption with 713.6 gr.; [2] The total weight gain, shows that the best overall weight gain was recorded by the T2 treatment with 91.57 gr.; [3] The average live weight gain was recorded by the T2 treatment with 113.1 gr.; [4] In the total food conversion, it was observed that the T2 treatment was the most efficient with 7.775 with respect to the other treatments; [5] Carcass yield showed no significant difference between the treatments, but it could be seen that the T2 treatment with 8.788 was the most efficient; and [6] The application of T2 treatment in the investigation of the effects of protein levels for weight gain in quail up to 40 days is the best option for both weight gain, feed conversion, and channel yield.