Data for: Effect of chick size and protein level on the post-hatch growth performance of Japanese Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) chicks

The data illustrates the effect of different chick sizes of Japanese quails fed different dietary protein levels on the growth indices of the birds so as to guide farmers on the nutritional requirement of the birds irrespective of the initial weight differential to enable the chicks arrive table size within six weeks of age. It proffers the solution to quail farmers and hatcheries who may want to reject most especially small chicks because of the low weight therefore curbing losses by the hatcheries.

本数据集旨在探究饲喂不同日粮蛋白质水平对不同初始体重规格的日本鹌鹑雏鸡生长指标的影响，以期为养殖户提供该禽鸟的营养需求指导，无需考虑雏鸡的初始体重差异，助力雏鸡在6周龄内达到上市规格。同时，本数据集可为鹌鹑养殖户及孵化场提供解决方案：这类主体常因雏鸡体重偏低而淘汰雏鸡（尤以小型雏鸡为甚），从而帮助孵化场减少此类经济损失。