This study was carried out to assess the effect of different cage stocking densities on the production
performance of Nandanam quail III reared up to 42 days. Three hundred day old Nandanam quail
III were randomly assigned to 2.5 x 1.5 ft cages and distributed with 3 treatments (20, 25 and 30
quails per cage or 0.17, 0.14 and 0.11 sq. ft per quail, respectively) and 4 replicates. There were
significant differences among treatments for bi-weekly body weight, feed consumption, feed
conversion ratio and net profit per bird. There was a reduction (P>0.05) in body weight with the
increase in stocking density and the 4th and 6th week body weight were 144.17±3.84, 128.55±3.63
and 108.03±2.69 g; and 216.86±5.95, 207.76±4.01 and 197.27±3.81 g, respectively. The feed
consumption per bird (g) up to 42 days were 665.69±0.01, 532.19±0.01 and 443.23±0.01
respectively. Better feed conversion ratio (2.57 and 2.25) and net profit per bird (Rs. 4.48 and 7.15)
were observed where the birds reared at the cage stocking density of 0.14 sq.ft and 0.11 sq.ft per
bird, respectively. This study concluded that the cage stocking density between 0.11 and 0.14 sq.ft
per bird will be more economical for rearing Nandanam quail III in cage system of rearing up to
42 days of age.
In an organized poultry farm 8-12 weeks old grower flocks of pearl variety guinea fowls have shown symptoms like anorexia, diarrhea, lethargy and emaciation. There was also 3.5 % morality in the flock. Postmortem revealed the highly inflamed mucosa severely studded with ascarid larvae at the jejunum and ileum region. Few adult parasites were present in the lumen and were identified as Ascaridia numidae based on their microscopic morphology. Pooled droppings from pens were examined for EPG. Histopathology revealed numerous larvae in the lumen, mucosa and submousa of the intestine. Treatment with piperazine adipate significantly reduced the mortality to 0.8 %. EPG was significantly reduced after treatment. All these findings indicated that the cause of morbidity and mortality in pearl variety guinea fowls was due to A. numidae infection.
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