Production Characteristics of Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) in Different Breeding Regimes

Authors : Kemal KIRIKÇI, Cafer TEPELİ, Aytekin GÜNLÜ, Orhan ÇETİN

Pages : 907-910

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this study, the egg production and hatchability characteristics of pheasants insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Phasianus colchicus); mated in cages and as a free flock in closed pens were investigated. For this purpose 6 males and 30 females in a ratio of 1 male to 5 females were mated in cages and 4 males and 20 females were mated as a free flock in closed pens. The egg production insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(%);, damaged egg rate, mortality rate, fertility, hatchability and hatchability of fertile eggs were determined as 32.84 and 19.38%, 28.63 and 36.34%, 26.67 and 30.00%, 61.09 and 47.27%, 49.55 and 29.46% and 54.36 and 41.54%, respectively. The differences in egg production insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(%);, damaged egg rate, mortality rate, fertility and hatchability of the total number of eggs in the groups were significant insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P < 0.01);. The hatchability levels of fertile eggs were different and statistically significant insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P < 0.05);. In conclusion, pheasant breeding in closed areas is not appropriate. The optimum closed area needed must be investigated. The hatching conditions of pheasant eggs should also be carefully controlled.
Keywords : Pheasant, breeding, production characteristics