quality and composition of japanese quail eggs (coturnix japonica)

10 years - ANNIVERSARY EDITION TRAKIA JOURNAL OF SCIENCES Trakia Journal of Sciences, Vol. 10, No 2, pp 91-101 , 2012 Copyright © 2012 Trakia University Available online at: http://www.uni-sz.bg ISSN 1313-7050 (print) ISSN 1313-3551 (online)

Original Contribution QUALITY AND COMPOSITION OF JAPANESE QUAIL EGGS (COTURNIX JAPONICA) A. Genchev* Poultry breeding unit, Faculty of Agriculture, Trakia University, Bulgaria ABSTRACT The quality traits and the composition of Japanese quail eggs in relation to layers’ age were investigated. During the entire 7-month period, a total of 1,762 eggs from the Pharaoh breed (Ph) and 1,858 eggs from the Manchurian Golden breed (MG) were studied. The weight of Japanese quail eggs changed most consistently during the first 3 months of the production cycle (P