INFLUENCE OF THE OVOCAP PREPARATION ON THE INSEMINATION, HATCHING AND VITALITY OF THE WILD DUCK (ANAS PLATYRRYNCHOS)

Ivan Kitanov, Konstantin Tjufekchiev, Danko Poljakov

Abstract: The ecological OVOCAP preparation based on natural capsaicin was applied per os to the wild duck (Anas platyrrynchos) following a strict scheme. Anas platyrrynchos is simultaneously a migratory and permanently settled bird in Bulgaria and its number to some extent depends on its artificial reproduction and subsequent resettlement at definite localities. It was shown that OVOCAP stimulated its reproductive potential - the insemination increased by over 4.2 points, the hatching - by over 6.6 points against the controls. The incubated wild ducks showed a lower death-rate till the third and twenty-first days and better growingup.

Keywords: capsaicin; hatching.; insemination; OVOCAP; wild ducks

Date published: 2023-02-01