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

• Published in: Journal of Applied Animal Research Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 77 - 80
• Main Authors: Şengül, Turgay, Çetin, Mehmet, Söğüt, Bünyamin, Yurtseven, Sabri
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01-09-2008
• Subjects: egg production; fertility rate; Partridge; sexual maturity; vitamin E
• ISSN: 0971-2119; 0974-1844
• DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2008.9706944

Şengül, T., Çetin, M., Söğüt, B. and Yurtseven, S. 2008. Effects of dietary vitamin E levels on egg production traits, fertility and hatching rate in laying partridges. J. Appl. Anim. Res, 34: 77-80.
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.