Effect of Variety, Age and Sex in Some Productive Traits in Japanese Quail in Iraq

Khalid Hamid Hassan; Ali Rafea Abd – Alsattar; Homam Abed Alkareem Yassen; Haeder Thier Abed; Dalal Abed Alrazak Abdul Wahab

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Effect of Variety, Age and Sex in Some Productive Traits in Japanese Quail in Iraq

Khalid Hamid Hassan, Ali Rafea Abd – Alsattar, Homam Abed Alkareem Yassen, Haeder Thier Abed, Dalal Abed Alrazak Abdul Wahab

Published in American Journal of BioScience (Volume 3, Issue 2)

Received: 11 February 2015 Accepted: 4 March 2015 Published: 10 March 2015

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Background: There are many varieties of Japanese quail were reared in Iraq for both egg and meat production purpose. The variety classification was according to the color of plumage. Background: The study was conducted in poultry farm of Animal Resources – College of Agriculture – University of Diyala - Iraq, to compare two varieties of Japanese quail, white plumage quail and Gray plumage quail for their performance in meat production and some measurements of vital organs. Materials and Methods: The experimental units were 36 birds slaughtered at ages 6, 8 and 10 week of age, and measurements took for the following traits : live body weight, carcass weight, dress percentage, breast part weight, thigh weight, heart weight, liver weight, gizzard weight and total intestine length. The experiment performed according to 2 × 2× 3 factorial experiment in randomized complete block design with three replicates. Results: the results showed that there were highly significant differences among males and females in body weight, dress percentage, gizzard weight, liver weight and intestine length. The white variety has the relative heart weight significantly greater than gray variety. There were significant effect of age × variety interaction on gizzard weight, besides significant effect of age × sex on liver weight.

Published in	American Journal of BioScience (Volume 3, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajbio.20150302.15
Page(s)	55-58
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Japanese Quail, Varieties, Dress Percentage, Carcass Parts Weight

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Khalid Hamid Hassan, Ali Rafea Abd – Alsattar, Homam Abed Alkareem Yassen, Haeder Thier Abed, Dalal Abed Alrazak Abdul Wahab. Effect of Variety, Age and Sex in Some Productive Traits in Japanese Quail in Iraq. Am J BioScience. 2015;3(2):55-58. doi: 10.11648/j.ajbio.20150302.15

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Khalid Hamid Hassan

Dept. of Animal Resources, College of Agriculture, University of Diyala, Baquba, Iraq
Ali Rafea Abd – Alsattar

Dept. of Animal Resources, College of Agriculture, University of Diyala, Baquba, Iraq
Homam Abed Alkareem Yassen

Dept. of Animal Resources, College of Agriculture, University of Diyala, Baquba, Iraq
Haeder Thier Abed

Dept. of Animal Resources, College of Agriculture, University of Diyala, Baquba, Iraq
Dalal Abed Alrazak Abdul Wahab

Dept. of Animal Resources, College of Agriculture, University of Diyala, Baquba, Iraq

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Khalid Hamid Hassan; Ali Rafea Abd – Alsattar; Homam Abed Alkareem Yassen; Haeder Thier Abed; Dalal Abed Alrazak Abdul Wahab. Effect of Variety, Age and Sex in Some Productive Traits in Japanese Quail in Iraq. Am. J. BioScience 2015, 3(2), 55-58. doi: 10.11648/j.ajbio.20150302.15

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Khalid Hamid Hassan, Ali Rafea Abd – Alsattar, Homam Abed Alkareem Yassen, Haeder Thier Abed, Dalal Abed Alrazak Abdul Wahab. Effect of Variety, Age and Sex in Some Productive Traits in Japanese Quail in Iraq. Am J BioScience. 2015;3(2):55-58. doi: 10.11648/j.ajbio.20150302.15

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AU  - Khalid Hamid Hassan
AU  - Ali Rafea Abd – Alsattar
AU  - Homam Abed Alkareem Yassen
AU  - Haeder Thier Abed
AU  - Dalal Abed Alrazak Abdul Wahab
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