Feeding Chinese Ringneck Pheasants for Efficient Reproduction
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Two trials were conducted each using 240 Chinese Ringneck pheasant breeder hens (Phasianus colchicus torquatus) to determine the economics of feeding various levels of Brewers Dried Grains (BDG) on egg production, fertility, hatchability, and feed consumption. Four treatment diets containing 0, 15, 30, and 45% BDG were fed to 3 replicate pens each, beginning 1 week prior to the onset of lay. Egg production and fertility from BDG fed hens were found to be lower than from control fed hens. Hatchability of fertile eggs was higher (Pc.05) in hens fed diets containing 30 and 45% BDG. Based upon number of live chicks produced per hen, economic advantage was highest in groups receiving 30% BDG in the diet. The inclusion of BDG in the diets of pheasant breeder hens had a favorable influence on hatchability and total number of live chicks produced per hen.
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