Changes in guinea fowl fertility and hatching traits over a 4-month laying season with long-term egg storage conditions

Yamak U. S., Boz M. A., Sarica M. A.

INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL RESEARCH, cilt.49, sa.4, ss.532-536, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 49 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5958/0976-0555.2015.00124.7
  • Dergi Adı: INDIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.532-536
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Embryonic mortality, Fertility, Guinea Fowl, Hatching rate, Incubation, PERFORMANCE, QUALITY
  • Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study was conducted to determine the effect of age on different reproductive traits of guinea fowl. A total of 350 female and 150 male guinea fowl were reared in a semi-intensive system. The birds were naturally mated, and eggs were collected for incubation in 6 batches beginning at 40 weeks. A total of 8,123 eggs were incubated between 40-52 weeks of age. The incubation period was 28 days.