Impact of different litter combinations on Japanese quail growth performance and indoor air condition

Other Title(s)

ظروف الهواء داخل المسكن و أداء النمو للسمان الياباني المربى على أنواع فرشة مختلفة

Joint Authors

Hasan, Muhammad al-Saghir Muhammad
al-Hammadi, Hatim Yusuf
Farghali, Muhammad Farghali Alam al-Din

Source

Egyptian Journal of Animal Production

Issue

Vol. 52, Issue (sup) (30 Apr. 2015), pp.97-103, 7 p.

Publisher

Egyptian Society of Animal Production

Publication Date

2015-04-30

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

7

Main Subjects

Veterinary Medicine

Abstract EN

One hundred and eighty, one day old Japanese Quail chicks were randomly assigned into three equal groups, each of 60 chicks to investigate their growth performance, leg problems, breast blisters and airborne dust particulates as well as the litter conditions affected by raising birds on some litters composed of different materials during the period from 0 to 8 weeks of age.

Chicks in the first group (control; C) were raised on shopped wheat straw litter, while those in the second and third groups (L1 and L2) were raised on mixed litters composed of 25% of each of rice hulls, wheat straw, wood sawdust and clay as well as on 20 % of each of rice hulls, wheat straw, wood sawdust and 40 % clay, respectively.

All birds were raised under similar environmental, managerial and hygienic conditions.

The achieved results revealed that birds of the control (C), L1 and L2 groups had almost similar body weight, feed consumption and feed conversion values, while birds of L1 group had significantly (P≤0.05) higher body weight gain and less leg problems, breast blisters, mortality percentages as compared to those of C and L2 groups.

There were only very limited differences in the litter moisture percentage, bacterial count, airborne organic dust particulates and ammonia concentrations among the tested litter types.

The economic efficiency (EE), in relation to the use of the litter type exceeded remarkably in the L1than those of C and L2 groups.

Therefore, the use of the clay at a level of 25% as a component of the litter for growing Japanese quail is highly recommended to achieve good growth performance coincided with adequate litter conditions and airborne dust particulates

American Psychological Association (APA)

Farghali, Muhammad Farghali Alam al-Din& Hasan, Muhammad al-Saghir Muhammad& al-Hammadi, Hatim Yusuf. 2015. Impact of different litter combinations on Japanese quail growth performance and indoor air condition. Egyptian Journal of Animal Production،Vol. 52, no. (sup), pp.97-103.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-778701

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Farghali, Muhammad Farghali Alam al-Din…[et al.]. Impact of different litter combinations on Japanese quail growth performance and indoor air condition. Egyptian Journal of Animal Production Vol. 52, no. (sup) (Apr. 2015), pp.97-103.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-778701

American Medical Association (AMA)

Farghali, Muhammad Farghali Alam al-Din& Hasan, Muhammad al-Saghir Muhammad& al-Hammadi, Hatim Yusuf. Impact of different litter combinations on Japanese quail growth performance and indoor air condition. Egyptian Journal of Animal Production. 2015. Vol. 52, no. (sup), pp.97-103.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-778701

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 101-103

Record ID

BIM-778701