1999, Cilt 15, Sayı 1, Sayfa(lar) 029-034
Growth, Fattening Performance, Slaughtering and Carcass Characteristics of Pheasants (P. colchicus) in Different Ayes
Cafer Tepeli, Kemal Kırıkçı, Orhan Çetin, Aytekin Günlü, Alper Yılmaz
Selçuk Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Zootekni Anabilim Dalı, KONYA
Keywords: Pheasant, growth and carcass characteristics, feed consumption, feed conversion
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In this study; growth rata, teed consumption, feed conversion and carcass traits of pheasants has been investigated in different slaughter ages. Chick weight, 4, 8 and t2 weeks old of pheasant weights were determined as 20.76, 175.36, 476.76 and 738.06 g respectively. 14, 16 and 18 weeks old of pheasants were slaughtered. Feed consumption of this weeks were calculated qs 3434.70, 4126.81 and 4964.31 g: feed conversion of this weeks were determined as 3.98, 4.33 and 4.68 respectively. Average body weights of pheasants on fourteenth, sixteenth and eighteenth weeks were determined as; 877.00, 918.00 and 1058.00 g respectively. There were statistically significant differences in average body weights of groups (P<0.05). The dressing percentage ol pheasants a! the same ages were determined as : 74.75 %, 77.15 % and 74.54 % respectively {P<0.05}. Breast and thigh percentage of pheasants were calculated as; 34.18 % and 28.34 %, 34.74 % and 27.66 % and 34,23 % and 27.34 % respectively (P>0.05). As a result of this study its carried out that the pheasants be able to slaughter in 16 weeks age.