The weight of Japanese quail eggs changed most consistently during the first 3
months of the ... Key words: Japanese quails, egg quality, egg composition.
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