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Effect of Season on Mortality of Japanese Quail (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica) in Different Age Groups

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Author Affiliations

  • 1Central Poultry Development Organization (Eastern Region), Bhubaneswar-751012, Odisha, INDIA

Int. Res. J. Biological Sci., Volume 4, Issue (7), Pages 29-33, July,10 (2015)

Abstract

Two years data on mortality of Japanese quail (Coturnixcoturnix japonica) of Central Poultry Development Organization (Eastern Region), Bhubaneswar (from October, 2012 to July, 2014) in three different seasons of summer, monsoon and winter were analyzed. The average temperature ranges between 100 C in winter to 450 C in summer. The average relative humidity ranges from 40% to 95%. Average annual rainfall is 154cm. The total chick (0-3 week) mortality was 3.65 % with a weekly value of 7.25 % in 1st week, 2.06 % in 2nd week and 0.93 % in 3rd week. So far as seasons were concerned, 1st, 2nd and 3rd weeks mortality were 8.99 %, 3.12 % and 1.75 % in monsoon; 7.63 %, 2.52 % and 0.87 % in winter and 6.69 %, 1.62 % and 0.84 % in summer respectively. The mortality as recorded on total chicks rearing was significantly lowest (P0.01) in summer followed by winter and monsoon. The season’s pooled mortality in grower (4-5 week) and adult (above 5 week) were 0.70 % and 0.53 % respectively. The overall Japanese quail death was significantly (P>0.01) higher in monsoon followed by winter and summer

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