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Common meat quail varieties and their characteristics

Published: 2024-11-21 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/21, After introducing the egg-type quail varieties, there are many novice farmers who consult what the meat-type quail varieties are. The main meat quail varieties are French meat quail, American pharaoh meat quail, American California meat quail and so on. Among them, in me

After introducing the finished quail breeds, many novice farmers have consulted what meat quail breeds are. The main meat quail varieties are French meat quail, American pharaoh meat quail, American California meat quail and so on. Among them, in our country to raise French meat quail is the most.

1. French DiDecker (FM) meat quail

Huge, chestnut brown (wild feather type), laying at the age of 6 weeks, annual egg production is 70% 75%, egg weight is 12.5% 13.5 g, daily feed consumption is 33 g 35 g, feed-egg ratio is 4:1 (including breeding quail).

two。 French Savimat meat quail

The body is huge, the body feathers are chestnut brown (belong to wild feather type). The adult male quail weighs 250 to 300 grams and the female quail weighs 350 to 400 grams. It begins to lay at the age of 6 weeks, the annual egg production is 250, and the egg weight is 13.5 to 14.5 grams. At the age of 4 weeks, the average live weight of commercial quails was 180,200g, and the ratio of feed to meat was 2.8 per cent. It has been promoted all over the country.

3. French Fillon Matt meat quail

Huge, chestnut brown (wild feather type), adult male quail weighs 260 grams, female quail 320 grams, daily feed consumption only 34 grams, annual egg production rate 76%, egg weight 13.9 grams.

4. American pharaoh meat quail

The weight of adult quail is about 300 grams, and the live weight of young quail reaches 250 grams at 5 weeks after fattening. Fast growth, high slaughtering rate and good quality of quail meat. According to the data measured by the Soviet Union, at the age of 9 weeks, the live weight of slaughtering was 186.68 grams, and the average weight of the eviscerated body was 130g, accounting for 69.7% of the body weight, 86% of the carcass and 14% of the carcass.

What we need to understand is that commercial baby quails are eaten as meat when they are raised to the age of 3 to 4 weeks, and the eliminated breeding quails are also eaten as meat. In some areas, it is used to lay large eggs as special edible eggs.

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