Evaluation of Two Marking Methods for 1-day-old Northern Bobwhite Chicks
Abstract
We compared survival, weight gain, and mark retention of wing bands (n = 50), passive integrated transponders (PITs)(n = 50), and leg bands proportional to the chicks size (control) (n = 50) on 1-day-old northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) chicks. A repeated measures, generalized complete randomized block ANOV A of the weekly gain in weight showed no difference in the chicks growth (p >) 0.05). Survival was similar between marking methods (wing band, PITs, leg band, and control). Retention of bands during the twelve-week pen study were equal but 4% of PITs were destroyed when adult birds were recovered after harvest. We concluded that wing bands may be the most practical method of marking 1-day-old bobwhite chicks.
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Carver, A. V., Burger, L. W., Jr. & Brennan, L. A., (2017) “Evaluation of Two Marking Methods for 1-day-old Northern Bobwhite Chicks”, National Quail Symposium Proceedings 4(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.7290/nqsp0409b3
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