Journal of Applied Animal Research

  • Year: 2008
  • Volume: 34
  • Issue: 1

Effects of Dietary Vitamin E Levels on Egg Production Traits, Fertility and Hatching Rate in Laying Partridges

  • Author:
  • Turgay Şengül1,, Mehmet Çetn1, Bünyamin Söğüt2, Sabri Yurtseven1
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 77 to 80

1Dept. of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Harran University, Şanliurfa-Turkey.

2Dept. of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Yüzüncü Yil University, Van-Turkey.

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Abstract

To determine the effects of different levels of supplemental vitamin E on egg production traits, fertility and hatching rate of laying partridges (Alectoris chukar), total 180 partridges were assigned at random to 4 different treatment groups. The treatment lasted 147 d (March–August) in a window closed and natural ventilated environment. Basal diet was supplemented with vitamin E 30, 45, 60 and 75 mg kg−1 in groups 1 to 4, respectively. Supplemental vitamin E doses improved feed intake, fertility rate and hatching rate.

Keywords

Partridge, vitamin E, sexual maturity, egg production, fertility rate