@article{Omane_Aikins_Imoro_2020, title={REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL AND EGG LAYING PERFORMANCE OF QUAIL IN SAVANNAH ECOLOGICAL ZONE OF GHANA}, volume={7}, url={https://udsijd.org/index.php/udsijd/article/view/435}, DOI={10.47740/435.UDSIJD6i}, abstractNote={<p>The purpose of the research was to ascertain the reproductive potential and egg-laying performance of Japanese quails,<br />given the ideal management and feeding conditions in the savannah ecological zone of Ghana. The research was fashioned<br />to cover both wet and dry seasons which are experienced in the region. 50-day-old chicks were used for the experiment in<br />both seasons, and parameters on reproduction and egg-laying performance were studied. The overall mean values for<br />Average Daily Gain in both wet and dry seasons were 3.64g and 2.92g respectively; whereas feed conversion ratio was<br />3.88g and 5.07g for wet and dry seasons respectively. The mean age of the birds at which the first egg was laid was 58 days<br />and 56 days in wet and dry seasons respectively. It was observed in both seasons that, the total number of eggs laid increased<br />as the weeks of lay progressed. There was no significant variation (p≥0.05) among all the external egg traits studied in<br />both the wet and dry seasons except for egg weight which approached significance (p=0.05). With records of Hen-Day<br />values being 72.04% and 88.33%, 62.54% and 87.63% accordingly in the first and second months of lay in the wet and dry<br />season respectively; it was observed from this study that, the savanna ecological zone of Ghana presents very desirable<br />climate and natural conditions for quail production as there was no significant effect of dry and wet seasons on the<br />reproduction and egg-laying performance of quails.</p><p><strong>Keywords: Egg Quality Traits, Hen Housed, Hen Day, Japanese Quail, Wet and Dry Season in Ghana</strong></p>}, number={1}, journal={UDS International Journal of Development}, author={Omane, O. K. and Aikins, T. K. and Imoro, Z. A.}, year={2020}, month={Jul.}, pages={246–255} }