Quail Farming and its Problems and Prospects in Satkania, Chittagong

Abstract

The study was undertaken to identify the problems and prospects of quail farming in Satkania Upazilla and Patiya Upazilla, Chattogram, Bangladesh. Required data were collected from the quail farms, farmers of Satkania and Patiya. Both broiler and layer quail farming were found profitable after economic analysis. The data showed that TK 4.78 profit per broiler quail per batch was earned against TK 4083.00 per layer bird per year, and it implies that layer quail makes more profit. Lack of awareness about quail meat and egg consumption is the main hindrance for popularizing the quail farming. On the other hand, low investment requirement, short generation gap per batch and early marketing facilities etc., are attracting the farmers to go for quail farming. Quail farming business could, therefore, be suggested to adopt as a profitable enetrprise.