Second years production performances of rock partridges (a. graeca)

Abstract

This study has been carried out to determine second years production performances of Rock Partridges (A. graeca). Partridges were mated in cage and under only day light condition both first and second years as a flock consisted of 24 female and 8 male in which two years old. Average number of egg production, percentage of egg production, fertility, hatchability. hatchability of fertil eggs of 1 and 2 aged of partridges were determined as; 34.16 and 45.65, 36.34 and 35.72 %, 96.90 and 93.48 %, 78.47 and 77.11 % and 80.97 and 82.49 % respectively. There was no statistically significant difference between the all tested average production performances of first and second years. As a result of this study it was considered that rack partridges also can be used second years for breeding.

Keywords

• partridge
• second age
• production characteristics