SEXING BERDASARKAN MORFOLOGI BURUNG PUYUH (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

Abstract

ABSTRACT   JAPANESE QUAIL (Coturnix coturnix japonica) SEXING BASED ON MORPHOLOGY. The purpose of this research was to determine the success of sexing if done earlier. This research was conducted in the cages of a quail farm from April 1st 2014 until May 18th 2014. The materials used were 110  male and female day old quails for the first repetition and 100 male and female day old quails for the second repetition, commercial feed CP 11, vitastress. The equipments used in this research were 60 watt light bulb, brooder, digital scale, and a digital camera.The observation was conducted from the first day when the quails just hatched until the quails were 3 weeks of age. The data were analayzed in a descriptive way. The results showed that sexing morphologically can be done in day one with a success rate of 92,72%. Keywords : Quails, sexing, morphology