Type of Music on the Growth and Laying Performance, Behavior and Marketability of Quails

Abstract

A study was conducted to determine how different type of music influences the performance, egg quality, behavior and economics of raising Japanese quails. A total of 165 sexed day-old chicks was randomly assigned to five treatments and replicated three times with eleven quails (10 females and 1 male) per replication and was conducted from August to November, 2016. All data were subjected to ANOVA following the CRD and differences between treatments were subjected to Tukey's Test. Analysis revealed that quails exposed with random music showed highly significant (p<0.05) final body weight, compared to quails provided with metallic, reggae and quails that was not provided with any kind of music but is similar with quails exposed with classical music. Quails exposed to random, metallic and reggae music had significantly higher (p<0.05) % hen-day production and are more efficient in converting feeds into dozen of eggs. Quails exposed to random and classical music had significantly higher (p<0.05) egg white weight, fertility and hatchability rate and had thicker shell. However, results revealed comparable egg yolk weight and yolk color regardless of types of music. Results showed that quails exposed with reggae music significantly improved eating habit and are less aggressive compared to quails provided with metallic music and quails not subjected with any kind of music but are comparable with the eating habit and aggressiveness of quails exposed with random and classical music while provision of different type of music did not trigger chirping and feather pecking among Japanese quails. The EFPR, net income and ROI of quails subjected to random and classical music was significantly higher. These results implies that provision of random and classical music increases egg production and improved FCR that consequently increases profit than the normal management practices in quails reared without any exposure to music.

Effects of different environmental enrichments on the behavioral patterns, growth performance, hematological, and hormonal changes in Japanese quail.

“…These results may be attributed to the favorable effect of enrichment on the physical and physiological condition that improves feeding habits and feed intake. In agreement with the current study, quails which provided with classical music showed higher final body weight than quails that were not provided with music (Cabaral et al, 2017). Also, layers that were provided with classical had higher feed intake and body weight (Davila et al, 2011).…”

“…The first group was control had no environmental enrichment, while the second group was subjected to visual enrichment by using mirrors of 40cm length × 1.25m width fixed into the pen in the wall behind birds 40 cm from the wood shaving layer. The birds in the third group were subjected to auditory enrichment through using of classical music, which comes from a speaker hung 2 m height at one corner of the room, for 8 hours daily from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm; the volume of the music was measured using a sound meter (UNI-T Mini Sound Meter, China) and fixed at the normal sound volume up to 60 decibels (Cabaral et al, 2017).…”

“…Results in table (4) showed the effect of environmental enrichments on the live body weight of quail. The average live body weight in the 4th week was (139.33±2.34), (133.00±2.34), and (136.00±2.34); in the 5th week was (186.66±3.00), (184.66±3.00), and (185.66±3.00), at the 6th week was (219.66±3.35), (218.00±3.35), and (221.00±3.35), at the 7th week was (235.66±4.04), (239.00±4.04), and (245.00±4.04), at the 8th week was (250.33±4.70), (256.00±4.70), and (260.33±4.70) for control, mirror, and music group, respectively.…”

“…Music was used as an environmental enrichment tool in broiler chickens (Jacob et al, 2020). Using different types of music improved the growth performance and behavior of Japanese quail (Cabaral et al, 2017). The study of (Nazar and Marin, 2011) revealed that exposing quail to an enriched environment can improve their immunity and decrease the negative effect of stressors.…”

The Impact of Music on Milk Production and Behaviour of Dairy Cattle

“…There were mixed results regarding feeding behaviour and music availability. A study on other animals found that quails subjected to random, metallic, reggae, or classical music consumed significantly less food than quails not exposed to any form of music (Cabaral et al, 2017). Some other studies have shown results that contradict this study, whereby music was found not to influence the feeding behaviour of piglets, while classical music was observed to enhance broilers' feed intake and time spent eating (Li et al, 2019;Zhao et al, 2020).…”