Precise and accurate behavioural monitoring of captive Chukar (Alectoris chukar) by using the advanced digital ethogram: a small scale pilot study

Khattak, Romaan Hayat; Zheng, Xin

doi:10.1590/1519-6984.246053

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“…Now in Pakistan, chukar is widely reared for recreational hunting and reintroduction purposes. However, it is still poorly studied in captivity [14]. It can be reared efficiently for meat production and the food, once curated, is distributed to consumers [15].…”

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“…The correlation between the success of breeding and weather patterns largely determines its population size [17]. Although the local chukar population in Pakistan seems unaffected by anthropogenic pressures, actually its consistency is dwindling [14]. This chapter is of prime importance due to the focus on the welfare of chukar partridge during intensive farming for reintroduction, meat, and game purposes.…”

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Intensive Farming and Welfare Regarding Anti-Predator Behavior of Chukar Partridges (Alectoris chukar)

Bilal¹

2023

Intensive Animal Farming - A Cost-Effective Tactic

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Gamebird farming is an emerging industry in Pakistan. Nowadays, the production of large amounts of gamebirds used for restocking purposes is an inescapable prerequisite to compensate for the harvest of wild stocks. The present study aims to delineate the welfare of one of the popular gamebirds Chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar, Phasianidae) during intensive farming at the two local game farms. The welfare in terms of anti-predator (AP) behavior was assessed. I analyzed the behavior by arranging AP behavioral assays with a flight initiation test, flight initiation distance, predator test, novel object test, escape test, and flight angles. Specifically, the birds of prey and mammalian predators stimulated the AP behavior in the Chukar partridges. The behavioral assays showed that the Chukar partridge had a clear inclination to escape from predators and can survive if they are to be released into the wild. The initiation of flight was triggered by both avian and mammalian predators indicative of likely good survival chances of these birds. However, it is inferred that restocking and reintroduction of Chukar populations cannot be separated from the adoption of sound welfare programs during intensive rearing.

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confidence: 99%