There were observed the effects of administration of humic substances on health, feed conversion, production parameters, egg quality and hatchability of pheasants. The supplement of humic substances at the concentration 0.5 % in the feed mixture significantly influenced the hatchability percentage of pheasant chicks. The hatchability 72.9 % was achieved in the group without addition of humic substances. On the contrary, the hatchability 83.4 % was achieved in the experimental group in the case of addition of humic substances. The pheasants of the experimental group had a higher consumption of feed by 0.27 kg per 1 kg of produced eggs. The average production per one hen was lower by 0.85 egg and the average weight of egg was lower by 1.15 g in comparison to control group.
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