Changes in special comfort behaviours of geese between 2–7 weeks of age under intensive conditions

Authors

  • Marcell Molnár Pannon University of Agriculture, Faculty of Animal Science, Department of Poultry Breeding Science, H-7400 Kaposvár, Guba S. u. 40. , Pannon Agrártudományi Egyetem, Állattenyésztési Kar, Baromfitenyésztési Tanszék, 7400 Kaposvár, Guba S. u. 40.
  • Tamás Molnár Pannon University of Agriculture, Faculty of Animal Science, Department of Poultry Breeding Science, H-7400 Kaposvár, Guba S. u. 40. , Pannon Agrártudományi Egyetem, Állattenyésztési Kar, Baromfitenyésztési Tanszék, 7400 Kaposvár, Guba S. u. 40.
  • Ferenc Bogenfürst Pannon University of Agriculture, Faculty of Animal Science, Department of Poultry Breeding Science, H-7400 Kaposvár, Guba S. u. 40. , Pannon Agrártudományi Egyetem, Állattenyésztési Kar, Baromfitenyésztési Tanszék, 7400 Kaposvár, Guba S. u. 40.

Keywords:

comfort behaviours, geese, intensive conditions

Abstract

In order to develop rearing and laying technologies under intensive conditions it has great importance to examine the behaviour of geese. Eating, drinking, resting, preening, playing and social behaviours were picked out from the comfort behaviours in our researche. Comparing our results to those presented in the literature we could state that changes in comfort behaviours of geese in first 7 weeks are similar to those of peking, muscovy and mulard ducks. Differences were found in rates of appearing frequency of the several behaviour forms. Decrease in eating, drinking and playing time, and higher rate of resting time inform us about lower activity of geese than of ducks in first weeks of rearing. Strong correlation between drinking and eating time shows the importance of continuous supply of geese with good quality drinking water and the necessary condition to achieve demanded weight gain. Medium correlation between drinking and playing and between eating and playing can explain higher level of feed and water waste.

Author Biography

  • Marcell Molnár, Pannon University of Agriculture, Faculty of Animal Science, Department of Poultry Breeding Science, H-7400 Kaposvár, Guba S. u. 40., Pannon Agrártudományi Egyetem, Állattenyésztési Kar, Baromfitenyésztési Tanszék, 7400 Kaposvár, Guba S. u. 40.

    corresponding author
    molnarm@atk.kaposvar.pate.hu

References

Bogenfürst, F. (1992). Lúdtenyésztők kézikönyve. Új Nap Könyvkiadó, Budapest

Bögre, J., Bogenfürst, F. (1971). A 0–12 hetes növendékludak tollazatának testtájonkénti fejlődése és a fejlődés szakaszos jellege. Baromfiipar, 18(3), 109–111.

Czakó, J. (1985). Etológia kislexikon Natura kiadó, Budapest

Reiter, K. (1991). Wie man Futter- und Wasserverluste reduziert. Deutsche Geflügelwirtschaft und Schweineproduktion, 927–930.

Reiter, K., Bessei, W. (1995). Behavioural comparsion otfhPekin, Muscovy and Mulard duck on the fattening period. Proceedings of 10 European Symposium on waterfowl, Halle, 110–117.

Tüller, R. (1988). Wasserversorgung und Tränketechnik beim Wassergeflügel. Deutsche Geflügelwirtschaft und Schweineproduktion., 37. 1062–1064.

Downloads

Published

1998-02-15

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (1998): Acta Agraria Kaposváriensis

Section

Articles

License

Copyright (c) 1998 Molnár Marcell, Molnár Tamás, Bogenfürst Ferenc

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Molnár, M., Molnár, T., & Bogenfürst, F. (1998). Changes in special comfort behaviours of geese between 2–7 weeks of age under intensive conditions. Acta Agraria Kaposváriensis, 2(1), 49-56. https://journal.uni-mate.hu/index.php/aak/article/view/1100

Most read articles by the same author(s)

<< < 1 2 3 > >>