Effect of Plumage Colour on Matting Behavior and Dominant Ring of Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica)

Abstract

This study was carried out at station of agricultural researches and experiments(quail house), Animal Resources Department /college of Agriculture, Basrah University. Theresearch amid toto investigate of Effect of plumage color on Matting behavior and dominantring of Japanese quail. A total of 108 birds at the age of 16 weeks used in the study. The birdswere 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 ; Firsttreatment :brown(12 male +24 female), Second treatment: black (12 male +24 female), Thirdtreatment mixed brown +black (6 male brown +6 male black +12female brown +12 femaleblack). The data revealed the following results Significant (p<0.05)increase in choice ofmate with same plumage and Significant (p<0.05)increase in mating repetition on the firsttreatment compared with second treatment .In addition Significant (p<0.05) decrease in thetime spent on mating completion in the birds that same plumage . The results show asignificant different (p<0.05)in Dominant ring in brown birds compared with black birds inaddition Significant increase(p<0.05) in concentration in testosterone in brown malecompared with black male. Finally our Result indicate the quail bird like to mate With birdhad the same Plumage colour.Key words : Mating behavior, Dominantring, qu