dc.contributor.author | Yamak, Umut Sami | |
dc.contributor.author | Boz, Mehmet Akif | |
dc.contributor.author | Sarica, Musa | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-21T13:45:48Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-06-21T13:45:48Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0367-6722 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-0555.2015.00124.7 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12712/14179 | |
dc.description | WOS: 000359614100021 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | 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. As a result of this study, the overall mean egg weight was 39.98 g, and the mean keet weight was 25.00 g. The mean fertility rate was 58.46%, the hatching rate was 80.53%, and the incubation yield was 47.01%. Fertility, hatching rate and incubation yield varied significantly by age (P<0.01). Evaluation of embryonic mortalities in unhatched eggs showed that late-period embryonic mortality increased with age (P<0.01). The overall rate of injured and dead keets per hatch basket was 1.93%, with a significantly higher rate (4.44%) in the eggs collected between 50-52 weeks. (P<0.01). | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Agricultural Research Communication Centre | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.5958/0976-0555.2015.00124.7 | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | Embryonic mortality | en_US |
dc.subject | Fertility | en_US |
dc.subject | Guinea Fowl | en_US |
dc.subject | Hatching rate | en_US |
dc.subject | Incubation | en_US |
dc.title | Changes in guinea fowl fertility and hatching traits over a 4-month laying season with long-term egg storage conditions | en_US |
dc.type | article | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | OMÜ | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 49 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | en_US |
dc.identifier.startpage | 532 | en_US |
dc.identifier.endpage | 536 | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | Indian Journal of Animal Research | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |