SELECTION OF FARM GUINEA FOWLS FOR COMPATIBILITY

Abstract

As a result of many years of work by us, in the peasant farm K.A. Zhdanov (Voronezh region, Ramonsky district, Novopodkletnoye village) on the basis of guinea fowl of the Volga white breed, the paternal (VBA-1) and maternal (VB-4) lines of guinea fowl were preserved and evaluated. The yield of guinea fowl from one hen over 64 weeks of life is 74–77 heads. Anatomical cutting of poultry and calculation of body indexes of females and males of the VBA-1 and VB-4 lines and interline hybrids showed the superiority of the latter over the parent forms, in terms of the massiveness index by 2.89–6.9%, keel development and high-legged index by 0. 58-0.35%. According to the broad-body index, birds of the VBA-1 and VBA-2 lines were superior to hybrid guinea fowl by 0.2–2.22%. In terms of keel development, hybrids of the VBA-12 line exceeded the parent lines by 0.98–5.0%, which indicates their greater compactness, massiveness and muscularity (formation of the pectoral muscles in width). The results of anatomical cutting of carcasses indicate higher meat qualities of hybrid poultry, since the yield of edible parts of hybrids was 0.04% higher.