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11 Quail
Pages 147-156
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Many of the domesticated strains seem to have originated in China, and migrating Chinese carried them throughout Asia. Today, millions of domestic quail are reared in Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indochina, Philippines, and Malaysia, as well as in Brazil and Chile.
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Commercial production is carried out, as in the chicken industry, in specialized units involving hatcheries, farms, and factories that process eggs and meat. However, quail have outstanding potential for village and "backyard" production as well.
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DISTRIBUT10N The ancestral wild species is widely distributed over much of Europe and Asia as well as parts of North Africa. Although domestic quail are now available almost everywhere, Japan is probably the world leader in commercial production; quail farms are common throughout its central and southern regions.
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The life span under domestic conditions can be up to 5 years. However, second-year egg production is normally less than half the first year's, and fertility and hatchability fall sharply after birds reach 6 months of age, even though egg and sperm production continue.
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In the 1960s, commercial quail flocks rapidly recovered and Japan's quail population again reached its prewar level of about 2 million birds.
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The Agriculture Department says that quail skin has about 7 percent fat, about the same as dark nicest of roasted chicken without the skirt. Judith Barrett Adapted ~om The IYew York Times June 21, 1989 many fanciers and hobbyists have also become interested in raising this adaptable species as a pet.
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4 A level of 27 percent crude protein and 2,800 kcal ME per kg ration is recommended up to 3 weeks of age and 24 percent crude protein with the same energy level during a (5 week growing period. E~ayer quail should be fed 22 percent crude protein and 2,900 kcal ME per kg ration.
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In the Malaysian research, cockerels have been local Ayam Kampung Bantam, lIybro, and Golden Comet hybrids. The quails have been local inbred Japanese quail (IJQ)
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Sex-linked genes, if they can be found, would be useful to the commercial quail breeder for the rapid sexing of newly hatched chicks. This could lead to more efficient production techniques, like those in the chicken industry.
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