The survival rates of red-legged partridges artificially hatched and brooded (Incubator) or naturally hatched and brooded by their own parents in small flying pens (Parents), were evaluated in 28 radio-tagged red-legged partridges. Results showed that all the partridges of the group Incubator deceased within 80 days after release and only 4 partridges (28.5%) of the group Parents were still alive after 100 days from their release in the wild. Other raising and/or adapting techniques must be studied and tested in the field to improve survival rates.
Survival Rates of Radiotagged Red-Legged Partridges (Alectoris Rufa L.), Captive Reared by Parents or Artificially Hatched and Brooded
BAGLIACCA, MARCO;FRONTE, BALDASSARE;
2009-01-01
Abstract
The survival rates of red-legged partridges artificially hatched and brooded (Incubator) or naturally hatched and brooded by their own parents in small flying pens (Parents), were evaluated in 28 radio-tagged red-legged partridges. Results showed that all the partridges of the group Incubator deceased within 80 days after release and only 4 partridges (28.5%) of the group Parents were still alive after 100 days from their release in the wild. Other raising and/or adapting techniques must be studied and tested in the field to improve survival rates.File in questo prodotto:
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