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volume 49 issue 4 (august 2015) : 532-536,   Doi: 10.5958/0976-0555.2015.00124.7

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

U
Umut Sami Yamak
M
Mehmet Akif Boz
M
Musa Sarica
1Ondokuz Mayis University, Agricultural Faculty, Department of Animal Science, Samsun, Turkey.
Cite article:- Yamak Sami Umut, Boz Akif Mehmet, Sarica Musa (2025). Changes in guinea fowl fertility and hatching traits over a 4-month laying season with long-term egg storage conditions. Indian Journal of Animal Research. 49(4): 532-536. doi: 10.5958/0976-0555.2015.00124.7.

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

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