Kırıkkale İlinde Yetiştirilen Taklacı Güvercinlerde Morfolojik Özelliklerin Belirlenmesi

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı Kırıkkale taklacı güvercinlerinin morfolojik özelliklerini belirlemektir. Bu amaçla Kırıkkale ilinde 7 farklı yetiştiriciden 80 güvercinde morfolojik özellikler belirlenmiştir. Canlı ağırlık (P<0.05), vücut uzunluğu (P < 0.001), kanat uzunluğu (P<0.05), baş genişliği (P<0.01) ve gaga derinliği (P<0.001) cinsiyetten önemli ölçüde etkilenmiştir. Bu özelliklerde erkek güvercinler dişi güvercinlerden daha yüksek değerlere sahip olmuştur. Yaş grubu canlı ağırlık, göğüs genişliği ve göğüs derinliğini etkilemiştir. Canlı ağırlık bakımından yaş grubu II, yaşlı grubu I’den daha yüksek olmasına rağmen, göğüs genişliği ve göğüs derinliği bakımından yaş grubu I, yaş grubu II’den daha yüksek olmuştur (P<0.05). Bu araştırmanın sonucu olarak Kırıkkale taklacı güvercinlerinin çoğunun kahverengi gözlü (% 89.53) ve yıldız paçalı olduğu (% 78.48), gri dona sahip (% 35.16) ve tepesiz (% 45.35) bireylerin oranının yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. Kırıkkale taklacı güvercinlerinin vücut ağırlığı, vücut uzunluğu, kanat uzunluğu, göğüs çevresi ve baş genişliği değerleri filo güvercinleri için yapılan çalışmaya göre daha düşük, Alabadem ve Muradiye Dönek güvercinlerine göre yüksek olmuştur. Kırıkkale taklacı güvercinleri morfolojik özellikler yönünden Ankara taklacı güvercinlerine benzer değerlere sahiptir. Ankara güvercinleri ile Kırıkkale güvercinleri arasındaki genetik yakınlık düzeyi, genetik çalışmalarla netleştirilmesi önerilebilir.

Keywords

• taklacı güvercin
• yetiştiricilik
• morfolojik özellikler
• Kırıkkale

Determination of Morphological Characteristics of Tumbler Pigeons Reared in Kırıkkale Province

Abstract

The aim of this research was to determine the morphological characteristics of Kırıkkale tumbler pigeons. For this purpose, morphological characteristics were determined in 80 pigeons from 7 different breeders in Kırıkkale province. The body weight (P<0.05), body length (P<0.001), wing length (P<0.05), head width (P<0.01), and beak depth (P<0.001) were significantly influenced by sex. Male pigeons had higher values than female pigeons for these traits. Age group affected body weight, chest width, and chest depth. Although age group II was higher than age group I in terms of body weight, the age group I was higher than age group II in terms of chest width and chest depth (P<0.05). As a result of the study, it was determined that most of Kırıkkale tumbler pigeons had brown-eyed (89.53 %) and small muff (78.48 %), and there was a high rate of individuals with gray plumage color (35.16 %) without a crest (45.35 %). Body weight, body length, wing length, thoracic perimeter, and head width values of Kırıkkale tumbler pigeons were lower than the study for Squadron flyer but higher than the Alabadem and Muradiye Dönek pigeons. Kırıkkale tumbler pigeons had similar values to Ankara tumbler pigeons in terms of morphological characteristics. It can be suggested that the genetic relationship level between Ankara pigeons and Kırıkkale pigeons should be clarified by genetic studies.

Keywords

• tumbler pigeon
• breeding
• morphologcal caharacteristics
• Kırıkkale

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