author(s)
R Prabakaran and S Ezhil Valavan

abstract
A study was conducted to evaluate the production performance of Japanese quail in Western parts of Tamil Nadu, India. A total of 2000 day old Japanese quail chicks obtained from a private hatchery were subjected to study in a commercial farms in Tirupur district of Tamil Nadu and their performance were assessed. The mean body weight of male and female Japanese quail at 4th and 6th week were 186.84±0.45, 204.13±0.43 and 212.16±0.68, 245.52 ± 0.91respectively. The egg production from 6-46 weeks of age revealed that HDEP (%) and HHEP (%) were 79.00±1.13 and 76.41±1.31respectively. The livability (%) from 0-6 weeks was about 94.54.Considering the production performance of Japanese quail in commercial farms, the same can be promoted as an alternative poultry farming to provide nutritional security and employment to rural youth.