Evaluation of management practices of quail raisers in Region IV-A / by Marco Felix S. Valdez.

Thesis (Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Major in Animal Science) Cavite State University.

Includes bibliographical references.

College of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Natural Resources (CAFENR), Department of Animal Science

VALDEZ, MARCO FELIX S. Evaluation of Management Practices of Quail Raisers in Region IV-A. Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Agriculture Major in Animal Science. Cavite State University, Indang Cavite. June 2019. Adviser: Dr. Crist na F. Olo.
The study was conducted to account for the current situation of quail production in the Region IV-A of the Philippines. Specifically it aimed to identify the demographic profile of quail raisers, evaluate farm management practices, and determine the profitability of the enterprise. The research was done in the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon from January to February 2019. Data were collected by interviewing 33 quail farmers using a structured questionnaire. The respondents were selected by total enumeration sampling technique. The demographic quail profile of raisers in the CALABARZON Region is 43 years old in average, male (91%), married (79%), college graduate (76%), have other agricultural
engagement (64%), have been on quail raising for less than five years (64%), and learned rais quail on their own (45%). The total population of quail in the region is 519,900 heads. The province of Batangas ranked first (67%) at 348,200, followed by Quezon (11%) at 58,700, Laguna ) at 55,900, Cavite (6%) at 31,200, and Rizal (5%) at 25,000. Quail enterprise is classified o layer production (82%), ready-to-lay farm (12%), and breeder farm (6%). Based on the evaluated management practices the following are notable: farm established on residential area (36%), no necessary business permit to operate (42%), few adopted standard size of cage (19%), chicks brood below the recommended days (10%), majority does not monitor temperature (67%), uses deep well as water source (42%), fed starter ration at shorter period (55%), underfeeding during brooding (55%), growing (30%) and laying (33%) stage, does not seek help from experts (58%), high average percentage of mortality on laying stage (23.05%), high incidence of Coryza (84%), disease is treated with medicine (65%) where one-third of it is antibiotics (32/75), pest occurence was dominated by rats (19/33) but the most destructive was cat (9/33), prevalance of prolapse (18/75), head stuck on cages (17/75), and pyramiding (10/75) as common cause of death, farms with low laying efficiency percentage (27%), and disposal of waste on bodies of water (9%). Important production parameters in average were documented: 105.86 cm2 laying floor space; amount of feeds given to chick; growing and laying stage is 6, 18, 23 g respectively; 19.91 percent crude protein for layers; brooding and growing mortality are 6.97 and 2.96 percent; 75.7 percent laying efficiency; eggs are sold for P 1.08; sacks of feed cost P 1,259; culls are sold for P 4.38; 33.84 T/year of manure can be produced from a 4,000 to 5000 heads; average income of quail layer farm is P 25,833.33/mo; net income per egg is P0.19; and 24.91 percent rate of return on investment. Quail fanning in the Philippines can be considered as the most underdeveloped in the livestock industry. Therefore, the researcher suggests further review and validation of the aged literature and production guides on quails be conducted. Formulation of Philippine National Standard (PNS), Philippine Recommends (PCAARD), and Philippine Agricultural Engineering Standard (PAES) may be formulated. Likewise the quail industry may also be included.

Submitted to the University Library 11/04/2019 T-8681