Database of Quail Performance Indicators: Growth and efficiency

Description

This database provides a comprehensive collection of productive performance, growth dynamics, and feed utilization records obtained from Japanese quail during the growing phase under controlled experimental conditions. The dataset integrates quantitative information related to body weight development, weight gain, feed intake, feed conversion ratio, and associated productive indicators commonly used in poultry science and animal nutrition research. The database was designed to support advanced analyses focused on growth physiology, nutritional efficiency, productive optimization, and the evaluation of dietary strategies in quail production systems. Its structured organization enables the identification of biological trends, growth patterns, and performance responses under different nutritional or management conditions, facilitating reproducibility and comparative research across experimental models. In addition, this resource may contribute to the development of predictive models, meta-analyses, and evidence-based decision-making in avian production and precision nutrition studies. The dataset is intended to serve researchers, graduate students, and industry professionals interested in poultry production, feed efficiency.

Steps to reproduce

The dataset can be reproduced by rearing healthy groups of Japanese quail under standardized environmental, sanitary, and nutritional management conditions throughout the growing period. Birds should be randomly distributed into experimental groups according to the objectives of the study, maintaining controlled housing conditions including temperature, lighting programs, ventilation, and stocking density. During the experimental phase, productive performance variables such as body weight, body weight gain, feed intake, and feed conversion ratio should be systematically recorded at predetermined intervals using calibrated equipment and standardized measurement procedures. Nutritional treatments, dietary formulations, or management strategies evaluated during the trial must be consistently applied and properly documented to ensure reproducibility. All collected data should then be organized in a structured database format suitable for statistical analysis and comparative evaluation. Finally, researchers may critically compare their experimental findings with the present dataset to validate biological responses, identify productive trends, and support future investigations related to poultry nutrition, growth physiology, and productive efficiency in quail production systems.

Institutions

• Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

  Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza

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