Title
EFFECT OF THE QUALITY OF HANDLING AND CARE ON THE REPRODUCTION PARAMETERS OF MINK
Autor
Beata Seremak, Małgorzata Dziadosz, Bogdan Lasota, Lidia Felska-Błaszczyk, Kamil Pławski, Anna Masłowska, Grzegorz Mieleńczuk
Keywords
Keywords: animal handling and care, fertility, mink, prolificacy, weaning success
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of animal handling, defined as the so-called human factor, on the level of reproductive parameters of female mink. We analyzed some reproductive parameters of 6 348 one- and two-year-old Scanbrown females, such as fertility, prolificacy and rate of rearing the young. Mink were divided into four groups; group I and II consisted of one-year-old females, group III and IV comprised females at age two years. Individual groups of females were operated by four different teams of workers. The results indicate a strong influence of the quality of care on the parameters of breeding.
Pages
93-102
Cite
Seremak, B., Dziadosz, M., Lasota, B., Felska-Błaszczyk, L., Pławski, K., Masłowska, A., Mieleńczuk, G. (2011). EFFECT OF THE QUALITY OF HANDLING AND CARE ON THE REPRODUCTION PARAMETERS OF MINK. Acta Sci. Pol. Zootechnica, 10(3), 93-102.
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