2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effective use of geese for sustainable management of vegetation in orchards
| Project/Area Number |
20780194
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Zootechnical science/Grassland science
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| Research Institution | Kagoshima University |
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Principal Investigator |
TAKAYAMA Koji Kagoshima University, 農学部, 准教授 (50381190)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | ガチョウ / 果樹園 / 下草管理 / 特用家畜 / 放飼 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study was carried out to obtain basic information on the effective use of geese for sustainable management of vegetation in orchards. (1) Weed control: free-ranging geese tended to prefer grasses to other plants and the use of free-ranging animals for weed control in the orchard of Japanese pears was effective. (2) Meat productivity : the growth of the free-ranging geese (no supplementary feed) tended to increase gradually, and their mean BW was 2,820g at the end of the free-ranging period. (3) Egg productivity : free-ranging geese that were not provided supplementary feed in the pasture had lower egg productivity than did the geese fed with formula feed ; however, an egg production rate of approximately 24% could be achieved. These results indicated that the use of free-ranging geese for weed control in the orchard was effective.
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Research Products
(15 results)
