Abstract
In order to investigate influence of feeding interval along with supplementation of growth promoter on the performance of quails; 150 day-old chicks were reared for 28 days, divided equally in groups A, B1, B2, C1 and C2. The birds in group A were fed ad libitum (control), while birds in group B1 fed for twenty hours, B2 fed for twenty hours also supplemented with growth promoter, group C1 fed for sixteen hours and C2 group was fed for sixteen hours also supplemented with growth promoter, respectively. The results showed that feed restriction and growth promoter had significant (P0.05) between the groups however, higher 92.3g/b in group B2 and 91.9 g/b for C2 than 91.2g/b, 86.9g/b and 86.0 g/b resulted for C1, B1 and A, respectively. FCR was highly significant (P0.05) between the groups however carcass weight was ranged from 43.7 g/b to 49.00 g/b in group A and C2 after 4 weeks and dressing percentage was ranged from 50.6 to 53.0 in groups A and C2. Data for liver, heart, gizzard and non-edible parts were statistically non-significant (P>0.05) between the groups. Quails of group B2 generated higher net profit of 10.409 than C2, C1, B1 and A generated income of 10.334, 9.334, 7.525 and 5.578 Rs/quail, respectively.
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