تأثير لون الريش في سلوكية التزاوج و بعض مراتب الهيمنة لطيور السمان الياباني Coturnix japonica

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This study was carried out at station of agricultural researches and experiments (quail house), Animal Resources Department /college of Agriculture, Basrah University.

The research amid toto investigate of Effect of plumage color on Matting behavior and dominant ring of Japanese quail.

A total of 108 birds at the age of 16 weeks used in the study.

The birds were distributed in to three treatments depend on the plumage color.

Each treatments 36 birds (12 birds in each replicate )with mating ratio 1:2.

The study treatments as follow ; First treatment :brown(12 male +24 female), Second treatment: black (12 male +24 female), Third treatment mixed brown +black (6 male brown +6 male black +12female brown +12 female black).

The data revealed the following results Significant (p<0.05)increase in choice of mate with same plumage and Significant (p<0.05)increase in mating repetition on the first treatment compared with second treatment .In addition Significant (p<0.05) decrease in the time spent on mating completion in the birds that same plumage .

The results show a significant different (p<0.05)in Dominant ring in brown birds compared with black birds in addition Significant increase(p<0.05) in concentration in testosterone in brown male compared with black male.

Finally our Result indicate the quail bird like to mate With bird had the same Plumage colour