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- Title
PRODUCTIVE QUALITIES OF THE POPULATION OF PHEASANTS (PHASIANUS COLCHIUS COLCHIUS) IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY.
- Authors
Dodu, Monica Angelica; Chereji, loan
- Abstract
The present paperwork presents partial results regarding productive performance of birds from the order Galliformes genus Phasianus, Phasianus colchicus colchicus species from Bihor county. Researches were conducted in three private breeders both in Oradea and the Bihor County. There were analyzed in total 203 samples of the population of pheasants, ie 28 males and 175 females. Parameters studied refers to productive indices namely: the numeric production of eggs and laying curve; quality of eggs intended for hatching; eggs weight; mineral shell thickness; format index, Haugh index. Average annual production of eggs was situated at 37.8 eggs / pheasant, a value quite small for the species studied (potential 45-50 pcs.).Biological control of incubation was conducted at two different times (on days 6 and 23) during the 25 days of embryonic development. After completing the 25 days of embryonic development chicks hatched came under quality classes according to weight, their overall appearance and their vitality.
- Subjects
RING-necked pheasant; AGRICULTURAL egg production; EGG quality; EGG incubation; BIRD embryology
- Publication
Analele Universitatii din Oradea, Fascicula Ecotoxicologie, Zootehnie si Tehnologii în Industria Alimentara, 2016, p373
- ISSN
1583-4301
- Publication type
Article