Effect of Generations and Feather Color Groups on Productive and Reproductive Performance of Female Quail

Abstract

The research was carried out in the poultry unit fields / Nineveh Research Department, to identify the effect of four generations (1st , 2nd, 3rd and 4th) and feather color groups (black, brown, desert and white) of female quail on their productive performance. The results showed a significant improvement (P <0.05) through generations from 1st to 4th on egg production percentage and weight of eggs produced / kg, a significant increase (P <0.05) for feed consumption / kg as well as a significant decrease (P <0.05) for abnormal color percentage, while the four generations had no significant effect on Feed conversion ratio (feed kg / egg kg), age at 5% eggs production / day, hatchability percentage, fertility percentage, and sexual ratio. On the other hand, the desert color group feathers excelled significantly (P <0.05) in eggs weight / kg., Feed consumed / kg and the food conversion ratio / kg eggs compared to the black group only, and the lowest significant percentage (P <0.05) for colors anomalous was of the desert color group, there was no significant difference between the color groups of the rest of the other traits.

The Relationship Between Plumage Color, Genetic Group and Their Interaction on Quail’s Performance

“…According to Table (6), the number of eggs laid by the white Ukrainian quail increased significantly (P < 0.05) over the brown Ukrainian quail, which was significantly superior (P < 0.05) to the local brown quail, which was significantly superior (P < 0.05) to the local white quail during eight weeks of production. These findings were consistent with those of [9,11,24,25,26] in the presence of substantial differences in the number of eggs laid down related to the color of the plumage, it disagreed with [19] that the hue of the plumage was a significant factor in the variation in egg production. Table 6.…”

“…But for interaction between genetic groups and plumage color we should note that the local white quail's fertility considerably decrease (P < 0.05) compared to others. The findings of [7,18,19] were supported by these results, which indicated that the hue of quail plumage had no significant impact on fertility. It did not support the findings of [8,15,16,17,20] who discovered that the color of quail plumage had a significant effect (P < 0.05) on the fertility.…”

“…during this time, the Ukrainian quail produced (54.03 ) eggs, when the local quail produced just (48. 19) eggs, the number of eggs laid over the course of eight weeks reached (51.16 and 51.06) eggs, respectively, for white and brown quails, indicating that plumage color did not significantly affect egg production. According to Table (6), the number of eggs laid by the white Ukrainian quail increased significantly (P < 0.05) over the brown Ukrainian quail, which was significantly superior (P < 0.05) to the local brown quail, which was significantly superior (P < 0.05) to the local white quail during eight weeks of production.…”

“…One of the most important indicators that have a direct effect on the profitability of poultry projects is body weight which it has an impact on the performance of hatching chicks and the productive performance of birds [8]. The results differed in the significance of the differences due to the effect of plumage color on body weight [8][9][10][11], Weight Gain [8][9][10][11][12][13][14], Feed Consumption [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14], Feed conversion Ratio [8,12,13]; Hatching % [7,[15][16][17][18][19] and Fertility [7,8,[15][16][17][18][19][20]. So, the purpose of the current study was to ascertain how Ukrainian and local quail performed during the growing and production phases in relation to genetic groups, plumage color, and their interactions.…”

Influence of Supplementation of Dietary with Varying Levels of L-carnitine on Laying Performance And Egg Quality Parameters in Different Lines of Kurdish Quails

“…Petek et al, (2022) observed significant differences among quail breeds for HD percentage as the wild breed produced the highest HD percentage and heavier eggs than the other breeds. On the other hands, absence of any effects of quail breed on HD percentage, reported when compared four different (black, brown, desert and white) breeds of Japanese quail (Ibrahim et al, 2022).Hen-day egg production (%) results affected by adding Lcarnitine (LC) in different lines of local quail are presented in Table (3). During the overall period of experiment, the results of hen-day egg production (%) in T3 (350)mg/kg LC was significantly higher than to those fed with diets containing 0, 150 and 550 mg/kg LC, while, the non-addition of LC was the lowest rates.…”