Avian Research and Training Centre (ART Centre)
General introduction
At Avian Research and Training (ART) Centre, UVAS, Lahore, since 2007, four different close-bred stocks of Japanese quail have been maintained and work is in progress to enhance the productive and reproductive performance of these birds. A remarkable improvement has been made in its productive and reproductive performance. The Quail egg weight has been increased from 9.5 gm to 12.0 gm. The day-old chick weight has been increased from 6.5 to 8 gm. Hatchability has been improved from 55 to 65%. Market weight of live birds at the age of 28 days has been enhanced from 100 gm to 200 gm. Subsequently dressed weight of Quail has been improved from 50 to 100gm (meat weight).
With the improvement of growth rate, feed conversion ratio (FCR) has also been improved. This improved growth rate and FCR helped a lot to economize the prices of quail meat. In September 2008 quail meat price was RS. 350 per kg and even in February 2011, quail meat was sold at the same price. While during the same interval the mutton price increased from Rs. 250 to 450 per kg. The prices of beef increased from Rs. 120 to 250. The prices of quail meat remained constant throughout the interval and the dressed weight of quail increased from 50 to 100 gm. Due to these two factors quail meat got popularity in the markets, in and around Lahore. Even people from the very less developed areas of Southern Punjab started getting very strong interest in quail farming. So, the people from these areas contacted ART Centre, UVAS, with the help of SMEDA. In March 2009 ART Centre and SMEDA organized a two days training workshop of rural women from Bahawalpur District. Almost 50 % of the trainees started their own Quail farming, having very promising results. Then it started a series of trainings and workshops in District Rahim yar khan, Bahawalpur and Layyah in 2010 and 2011.
Hence, it can be said that with the efforts of Avian Research and Training Centre, UVAS Lahore, both in terms of improving the productive and reproductive performance through selective breeding, and human resource development in this field, has inspired the farmers to get advantage from these genetically improved birds. Thus quail farming is being transformed into a promising cottage industry managed by rural women throughout Southern Punjab.
State of The ART Facilities at ART Centre
Quail Hatching and Incubation
Our Quail Brooding and Rearing Facilities
Quail Processing Facilities
Our Products
Ready to cook Jumbo quails
Ready to Serve Steam Roast Jumbo Quail
UVAS Jumbo Quail Being Presented To Worthy Chancellor (Governer Punjab)
Our Services
- Free of cost services to quail farmers all over the country through personal visits (From both the sides i.e. farmers visits to ARTC and our professionals visits to farms), emails, telephone calls and television talks.
- Training facilities to the farmers all over the country with the help of various NGOs and “SMEDA”
- Training and research facilities to under and post-graduate students of various departments of different universities all over the Pakistan.
Dissemination of Knowledge to The Rural Community
Training Of Rural Community with the Help of SMEDA
Our Research
We are involved in a very intensive process of development of meat type quail lines through selective breeding adaptable to local managemental conditions.
Our results are very promising:-
Various Aspects of Quail Farming Explored By Researchers at Art Centre
| S# |
Name of Student |
Department |
Degree |
Title |
Remarks |
01 |
Jibran hussain |
Poultry Production |
Ph.D |
Response to selection for three week body weight in four close-bred stocks of Japanese Quail for three generations |
In Progress |
02 |
Umair Ishtiaq |
Pathology |
M.Phill |
Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Cadmium toxicity in Japanese Quail |
Completed |
03 |
Khurshid Anwar |
Pathology |
M.Phill |
Clinicopathological changes induced by heat stress, their resolution by minerals and vitamin C supplementationin Quail |
Completed |
04 |
Yasin Humayyun |
Pathology |
M.Phill |
Effect of vitamin E supplementation on lead toxicity in Japanese Quail |
Completed |
05 |
M. Zahid Khan |
Pathology |
M.Phill |
Pathological effect of Deltamethrine on Japanese Quail ( Coturnix Coturnix Japonica), its treatment with vitamin E and Selenium |
Completed |
06 |
Agha Shehzad Shokat |
Food and Nutrition |
M.Phill |
Effect of Pro-biotics and Pre-biotics on the growth performance and nutrient availability in Japanese Quail |
Completed |
07 |
Sohail Akbar |
Food and Nutrition |
M.Phill |
Effect of organic Acids on growth performance of Japanese Quail |
Completed |
08 |
Mubarak Mehmood |
Food and Nutrition |
M.Phill |
Effect of Different energy levels on the growth performance of Japanese Quail (Coturnix Coturnix Japonica) |
Completed |
09 |
Asad Ali |
Poultry Ptoduction |
B.S(Hons.) |
Effect of different ages on the productive and reproductive performance of four different close-bred stocks of Japanese Quail |
Completed |
10 |
Bilal Zahid |
Poultry Ptoduction |
B.S(Hons.) |
Effect of different levels of Organic Selenium on the productive and reproductive performance of four different close |
Completed |
11 |
Khalid hussain |
Poultry Ptoduction |
B.S(Hons.) |
Effect of different Levels of Lysine on the productive and reproductive performance of four different close |
Completed |
12 |
Umer Minhas |
Poultry Ptoduction |
B.S(Hons.) |
Growth performance, Organ Development and Meat Characteristics of four close-bred stocks of Japanese Quail influenced by three initial body weights |
Completed |
13 |
Faizan Haider |
Poultry Ptoduction |
B.S(Hons.) |
Growth performance, Organ Development and Meat Characteristics of four close-bred stocks of Japanese Quail influenced by three different stocking densities |
Completed |
14 |
Dawood Khan |
Poultry Ptoduction |
B.S(Hons.) |
Growth performance, Organ Development and Meat Characteristics of four close-bred stocks of Japanese Quail influenced by three different feeding regimes |
Completed |
15 |
M. Aleem |
Poultry Ptoduction |
B.S(Hons.) |
Effect of supplementation of Saccharomyces Cervisiaes on growth performance and Carcass characteristics of four different close-bred stocks of Japanese Quail |
Completed |
16 |
Nabeel Nawaz |
Poultry Ptoduction |
B.S(Hons.) |
Effect of supplementation of Different levels of Methionine on growth performance and Carcass characteristics of four different close-bred stocks of Japanese Quail |
Completed |
17 |
Awais Shafiq |
Poultry Ptoduction |
B.S(Hons.) |
Effect of supplementation of Different levels of Lysine on growth performance and Carcass characteristics of four different close-bred stocks of Japanese Quail |
Completed |
18 |
Nadim Arshad |
Poultry Ptoduction |
B.S(Hons.) |
Effect of supplementation of Different levels of Citric Acid on growth performance and Carcass characteristics of four different close-bred stocks of Japanese Quail |
Completed |
19 |
Faizan Nisaar Khan |
Poultry Ptoduction |
B.S(Hons.) |
Effect of air in tier system on growth performance and Carcass characteristics of four different close-bred stocks of Japanese Quail |
Completed |
20 |
Mian Tahir Ameen |
Poultry Ptoduction |
B.S(Hons.) |
Growth performance of Turkey influenced by different body weights |
Completed |
21 |
Rameez Akram |
Poultry Ptoduction |
B.S(Hons.) |
Market analysis and consumer acceptance of steam roast Jumbo Quail |
Completed |
22 |
Ayesha Shokat |
Poultry Ptoduction |
B.S(Hons.) |
Organo leptic evaluation of ready to serve quail |
Completed |
S# |
Name of Student |
Department |
Degree |
Title |
Remarks |
|
1 |
Asif Zahoor (2008) |
Arid Agri. University Rwp. |
M . Phil |
Effect of different lighting regimes on the performance of Quail layer stock |
Completed |
2 |
Col. Arshad (2008) |
|
M . Phil |
|
Completed |
3 |
Zia-ur-Rehman (2008) |
Poultry Production |
M . Phil |
Comparative productive performance of Japanese Quail from different local and imported stocks |
Completed |
4 |
Muhammad Karim Khan(2008)
|
Poultry Production |
M . Phil |
Post peak productive performance of local & imported quail parent stocks reared under different lighting regimes |
Completed |
5 |
Miss Sadaf (2009) |
GCU Faisalabad |
Ph.D |
Impact of various protein levels on the growth performance and carcass characteristics of different close-bred flocks of Japanese Quail (coturnix coturnix japonica) |
Completed |
6 |
Ahmad Sultan Jatoi
(2009) |
Poultry Production |
Ph.D |
Productive performance of four close-bred flocks of Japanese Quails with different body weights and its effect on subsequent progeny growth |
Completed |
7 |
Monis Gillani (2009) |
Poultry Production |
M . Phil |
Relationship of parental body weight with the growth performance and slaughter characteristics of progeny in various close-bred stocks of Japanese Quail |
Completed |
8 |
Muhammad Anwar (2009) |
Physiology |
M . Phil |
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Completed |
9 |
Jibran Hussain |
Poultry Production |
Ph.D |
Effect of various male to female ratios on the productive and reproductive performance of Japanese Quail |
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