Growth rate and meat quality of guinea fowl kept in farm conditions
The research (2018-2019) was conducted in the conditions of a peasant farm in the Voronezh region. The paper evaluates the indicators of the growth rate and meat productivity of the preserved gene pool groups of guinea fowl. The experiment involved three
Vladimir A. Zabiyakin +1 more
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Investigation of the effect of tribulus terrestris extract on the main biochemical and haematological indices of the blood in guinea fowls (Numida meleagris) [PDF]
The aim of the present research was to investigate the effect of Bulgarian additive Vemoherb-T (dry extract of the annual plant Tribulus terrestris – L), produced by Vemo 99 Ltd Company, Sofia on main biochemical characteristics and hematological ...
Christo CHRISTEV +5 more
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MLH1 focus mapping in the guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) give insights into the crossover landscapes in birds. [PDF]
Crossover rates and localization are not homogeneous throughout the genomes. Along the chromosomes of almost all species, domains with high crossover rates alternate with domains where crossover rates are significantly lower than the genome-wide average.
Lucía Del Priore, María Inés Pigozzi
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Formation of the Pecking Order during Small-Scale Floor Feeding in Helmeted Guinea Fowl (Numida meleagris) [PDF]
Helmeted guinea fowl are social animals and only males form a hierarchy in the wild. Non-cage husbandry systems benefit the reproductive health of guinea fowl; however, there are concerns that the feeding duration of subordinate individuals is ...
Tomoyoshi Terada +3 more
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Photoperiod manipulation corrects the negative effect of low dietary crude protein levels during weeks 12 to 26 on bone quality and fertility of male Guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) [PDF]
: Improving the reproductive performance of guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) based on the management of environmental factors is important for developing meleagriculture. Thus, the present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of dietary crude protein
J.A. Hounkpêvi +5 more
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Alternative Poultry Breeding: Guinea Fowl Breeding
Guinea fowl live on the Africa continent as wild and where used intensively family livestock farming in the rural. Although the homeland of the Africa continent, Guinea growing rapidly increasing in the World.
Sezai Alkan, İsmail Durmuş
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Guinea Fowl Coronavirus Diversity Has Phenotypic Consequences for Glycan and Tissue Binding. [PDF]
Avian coronaviruses cause major global problems in the poultry industry. As causative agents of huge economic losses, the detection and understanding of the molecular determinants of viral tropism are of ultimate importance.
Bouwman KM +13 more
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A guinea fowl genome assembly provides new evidence on evolution following domestication and selection in galliformes. [PDF]
The helmeted guinea fowl Numida meleagris belongs to the order Galliformes. Its natural range includes a large part of sub‐Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Eritrea and from Chad to South Africa.
Vignal A +12 more
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A comparative analysis of microbial profile of Guinea fowl and chicken using metagenomic approach. [PDF]
Probiotics are live microbial feed supplements that promote growth and health to the host by minimizing non-essential and pathogenic microorganisms in the host's gastrointestinal tract (GIT).
Sarayu Bhogoju +4 more
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The aim of present study to determine DNA polymorphism, between and within two different color (white) and (black) guinea fowl lines. Blood samples were collected about 3 ml of 30 white guinea fowl and 30 black guinea fowl, in six different local farms.
Hurea S. Abdulrazaq
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