The Impact of Plumage Colour of Quails on Embryonic Mortality and Hatchability of Fertile Eggs

Authors : Sabri Arda ERATALAR, Nezih OKUR

Pages : 30-33

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Publication Date : 2020-02-17

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The impacts of plumage colours of quails insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Coturnix coturnix japonica); on some hatching performance parameters for quails were reviewed in this study. Fertility insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(F);, early stage deaths insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ES); with last stage deaths + pipped but un-hatched insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(LS+PU); embryonic mortality and hatchability of fertile eggs insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(HFE); were studied hatching performance parameters. A total of 144 hatching eggs which were obtained from middle-aged insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(15 week); quail breeders with harlequin brown insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(original); and white plumages were used. Average values of quails having original and white plumage colours respectively were 73.11 % and 72.90 % for F, 4.44 % and 4.88 % for ES, 11.92 % and 6.29 % for LS + PU, 78.86 % and 80.20 % for HFE. As a result, it was seen that the hatching eggs obtained from quails having white plumage colour were numerically lower in F, higher in ES and higher HFE rates because of lower LPU in comparison to quails with harlequin brown plumage. The differences between the treatments were not found to be significant insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P > 0.05);, so it can be told that the plumage colour doesn’t affect studied hatching performance parameters. However, it is thought that continuation of studies including the rearing period will be beneficial for both academicians and quail producers.
Keywords : Bıldırcın, tüy rengi, kuluçkalık yumurta, kuluçka performansı