Performance of growing Japanese quails in cages, on slatted floor and on littered floor

The effects of housing systems (cage, slatted floor and littered floor) on growth performance and carcass characteristics were studied in a 35-days tr ial using 99 unsexed one-week-old Japanese quail chicks. The weight of bird s reared in cages was not significantly different compared to their counter parts reared on slatted floor or littered floor from 28-days onwards. Feed conversion and liveability were almost similar in different treatment group s. However, there were consistent tendencies in caged birds to show superio rity in weight gain, feed consumption and feed utilization. Systems of hous ing had no effect on dressing yield and yield contributing characters.