1999, Cilt 15, Sayı 1, Sayfa(lar) 015-022
Some Production Characteristics of Rock Partridges (A. graecae) in Different Management and Lighting Conditions
Kemal Kırıkçı, Cafer Tepeli, Orhan Çetin, Aytekin Günlü, Alper Yılmaz
Selçuk Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Zootekni Anabilim Dalı, KONYA
Keywords: Rock partridge, egg produclion, hatchability, growth rate
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This study has been carried out for determining egg production, hatchability and growing characteristics in different housing and light conditions of the Rock partridges. Adult Rock partridges were divided into two groups. In first group, there were 3 male and 9 lemales and they were mated in cages and day light. In second group, there were 3 male and 9 female and they were mated in room and artificial light. Average number of egg production, percentage of egg production, egg weight, fertility, hatchability, and hatchability of fertilizing eggs of first and second groups were determined as; 57.88 and 45.38, 43.84 % and 38.45 %, 20.38 g and 21.20 g, 81.82 % and 90.64 %, 75.92 % and 87.96 % and 97.05 % and 92.79 % respectively. There were significant differences between groups respects of hatchability (P<0.05); fertility (P<0.01); egg production and egg weight (P<0.001). But there were no significant differences between groups respects of percentage egg produclion and hatchability of fertilizing eggs (P>0,05). Egg production period of first and second groups were determined as 132 and 118 days respectively. Average body weights ol 4, 8. 12, 16 and 20 weeks age of Partridge chicks were found as 93,08, 236.14, 363,72, 418.95 and 468,00 g respectively. Feed consumption and feed conversion were calculation as 4658,20 g and 10.27 at the end of this study. The researches on management and improvement of egg produclion characteristics and growing period must be carried out of Rock partridges. In addition, economic production of Rock partridges were found as around 12 weeks of ages.