Kateřina Karásková – MASO-INTERNATIONAL

Evaluating the carcass value of male pheasants in selected and non-selected population

Authors: David Zapletal, Pavel Suchý, Kateřina Karásková and Eva Straková
Keywords: carcass value, common pheasant, fattening, males, selection

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the targeted selection of common pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) intended to result in a higher body weight at the age of 7 weeks on selected carcass traits in intensively fattened male pheasants. The average live body weight of the male pheasants at the end of … [Read more…]

Analysis of fattening performance and carcass value indicators of the common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus L.)

Authors: Kateřina Karásková, Eva Straková, Pavel Suchý, David Zapletal and Márk Jámbor
Keywords: carcass yield, edible tissues and organs, fattening, live weight, pheasant

This work provides insights into the growth performance of the common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus L.) from the time of hatching until the age of 118 days and of carcass characteristics and the characteristics of edible organs and tissues in pullets and cockerels at the end of the fattening period. Results have demonstrated that the highest … [Read more…]