Nutritional compositions of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) breed lines raised on a basal poultry ration under farm conditions in Ruwa, Zimbabwe

Figures & data

Table 1. Japanese quail egg nutrient content attributes (mean ± SE) for three Japanese quail breed lines farmed in Zimbabwe

Nutrient	Japanese quail breeds Mean ± S.E.			F2, 33	P-value
	Jumbo Pharaoh	A&M giant	Manchurian gold
Ash (%)	1.03 ± 0.06^a	0.96 ± 0.05^b	0.81 ± 0.07^a	3.20	0.05
Crude fat (%)	11.90 ± 0.03^a	11.33 ± 0.15^a	11.45 ± 0.10^b	7.14	0.00
Crude fibre (%)	0.56 ± 0.02	0.60 ± 0.02	0.57 ± 0.02	1.05	0.36
Crude protein (%)	13.70 ± 0.18^a	13.07 ± 0.15^b	13.01 ± 0.75^a	4.22	0.02

Notes: Significant levels are from one-way ANOVA tests. Different letter superscripts within rows for each variable denote significant differences (Tukey’s HSD, p < 0.05). Significant figures are indicated in bold.

Figure 1. Mean nutrient content variation among Japanese quail breeds (error bars at 95% confidence interval).