A. Raji1*, S. Mbap2, G. Mohammed1, I. Kwari1 1Department of Animal Science, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria 2Animal Production Programme, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria Abstract. Some factors affecting the fertility and hatchability of Japanese quail eg

The present study was carried out to monitor the reproductive traits of Japanese quail breeds reared in Bulgaria. The quail breeds kept at the Poultry Breeding Section at Trakia University: Pharaoh and Manchurian Golden, were used. Breeder flocks consisted of 8 female and 3 male birds