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Quail Farming
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Product :
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Process for rearing Japanese quail or ‘Bater’
(Coturnix coturnix japonica).
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Application :
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Source of meat, egg and for sport.
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Feature :
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Quail meat is highly cherished as a table delicacy.
Its farming is more remunerative than poultry
farming due to higher rate of egg laying, smaller
floor space (one-tenth) and less feed consumption.
No vaccination or deworming is required. Litter
or battery system of brooding and rearing can
be employed. A quail consumes 400-500 g feed in
5 weeks time and weighs 150-180 g when it is ready
for consumption.
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Commercialisation :
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Commercialised.
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Economy :
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2000 quails/month.
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Investment :
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Rs. 0.9 lakh. (including Rs. 0.65 lakh for 50m2
building).
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Equipment :
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Battery brooders, rearing cages.
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Raw materals :
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Quail eggs.
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Contact Person :
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Regional Research Laboratory, Jammu.
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