Production performance of Namakkal gold Japanese quail by feeding different levels of energy and lysine

Thomas, K.S., Amutha, R., Purushothaman, M.R., Jagatheesan, P.N.R. and Valavan, S.E., 2021. Production performance of Namakkal gold Japanese quail by feeding different levels of energy and lysine. Indian Journal of Poultry Science, 56(2): 131-134. A biological trial was conducted with three levels of energy (2700, 2800 and 2900 kcal/kg) for chick and grower stage and lysine levels of 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4% was fixed for chick phase and 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3% for grower TANUVAS Namakkal gold Japanese quails. About seven hundred and twenty, straight-run, day-old chicks randomly grouped in nine treatments (3 x 3 factorial design) with four replicates of twenty chicks each. The crude protein level was fixed as 20.3 and 19.4 per cent for chick and grower mash, respectively. In the chick phase 2800 kcal/kg and 1.2% lysine had significant (P<0.01) influence on body weight, body weight gain and feed consumption, while lysine levels of 1.3 and 1.4% recorded significantly (P<0.01) better feed conversion ratio. During grower phase 2700 kcal/kg had significant (P<0.01) influence on body weight and feed consumption and 1.3% lysine level had significantly better feed conversion ratio. It can be concluded that 2800 kcal/kg and 1.2% lysine level supplemented during chick and grower stage is recommended for all parameters, while high lysine level (1.3-1.4%) is recommended for feed conversion ratio in both the stages of production.