title: Egg-laying pattern of the semi-domesticated helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris galeata).
abstract: 1. Studies on the egg laying pattern of the semi-domesticated helmeted guinea fowl showed that the birds laid eggs between 06.00 and 20.00 h local time (05.00 to 19.00 h GMT). 2. More (67.9%) were laid in the evenings (15.00 to 20.00 h) than at any other period. 3. There were two distinct periods in the reproductive cycle: a breeding season which began in April and ended in September, and a resting or non-breeding period between October and March. 4. Sequence length was predominantly of 4 eggs and July was the month of peak egg production.
authors: Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors: S O
authors: SO
authors: Ogwuegbu
authors: T A
authors: TA
authors: Aire
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Adeyemo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D009549:Nigeria; D010058:Oviposition; D013997:Time Factors; D014887:Weather