Quail egg farming practices from selected farms in Pampanga and Bulacan / by Jamie Ann A. Daquioag.

Thesis (BS Animal Health and Management) Cavite State University

Includes bibliographical references.

College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VETMET)

DAQUIOAG, JAMIE ANN A. Quail Egg Farming Practices from Selected Farms in Pampanga and Bulacan. Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Science in Animal Health and Management. Cavite State University, Indang Cavite. April 2014. Adviser: Dr. Chester Joshua V. Saldafia.

This study determined the quail farming practices in Pampanga and Bulacan in terms of demographic profile, characteristics of farms, farming practices and assessed the relationship of demographic profile and farming practices with profitability of quail farmers. A total of six farms were selected through non-probability quota sampling technique. An interview schedule with a structured questionnaire was constructed and was used as guide in gathering information from the participants. Data regarding the demographic profile, farm chafacteristics, and farming practices were taken and were analyzed. Results revealed that a typical quail farmer from six provinces were male with an average age of 47 years old. One hundred percent of the participants graduated college and had an average of 5 years experience earning an average annual net income per head of P 22.98. Two breeds of quail were found existing in these provinces. Eighty three percent of the participants raised Japanese Taiwan and the rest were crosses between Japanese Taiwan and Japanese Seattle. All of the quail farmers obtained their foundation stocks at about 30 to35 days old at breeder farms locally. All the participants used quail shed type of houses to house their quails made mostly from concrete, wood and wire combination. The most common number of quail houses ranged from two to five. Farmers used quail starter, booster and laying feeds to their quails and fed ad libitum (67%), and twice daily (33%) with water given ad libitum. Population of layer animals ranged from 5,000 to 20,000 heads, while one farm in Bulacan has 500,000 population of quail.

There is a variation in length of laying season but the average is 12 months having one cycle per year and production cycle for 300 to 332 days. Infectious coryza and ulcerative enteritis (49%) were among the most common diseases encountered by farmers followed by salmonellosis, mycoplasma and coccidiosis with 17 percent But the most common cause of mortality were non-infectious diseases like stress (4/6), prolapse (1/6) and mycotoxicosis (1/6). Regarding to health management, 60 percent practiced in water method of drug administration like antibiotics, vitamins (17%) and probiotic (17%). All farms sampled do not vaccinate their quails. Biosecurity measures were adopted by farmers like of practicing partition but only one strictly implement visitor policy. The results revealed that farm practices like choice of breeds, frequency of feeding and frequency of egg collection and health management have a significant effect with the profitability of quail farms in Bulacan and Pampanga. Moreover, the educational attainment of the participants were significantly related to farming practices in terms of farmer's preference in the number of cages, housing and stocks.

Submitted copy to the University Library. 04/24/2014 T-5392