State of the Manchurian pheasant Phasianus colchicus pallasi population in Russia, its meat productivity and safety

• Published in: IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science 2021-03, Vol.677 (5), p.52095
• Main Authors: Sandakova, S L, Motina, N V, Kozak, S S, Gromov, I Yu, Toushkin, A A, Matveeva, O A, Krasavina, A A
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Bird populations; Birds; Breeding; Chemical composition; Coastal zone; Degeneration; Farms; Food; Food safety; Food security; Gene pool; Hunting; Meadows; Meat; Microbiological studies; Nature conservation; Nutrition; Offspring; Phasianus colchicus pallasi; Population; Population studies; Poultry farming
• ISSN: 1755-1307; 1755-1315
• DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/677/5/052095

The article states that the Manchu pheasant Phasianus colchicus pallasi is a Far Eastern subspecies of the common pheasant, a common inhabitant of meadows and fields in the coastal region of Russia and in the Amur River valley. Our studies of the Amur pheasant population showed that it has a high abundance of P. c. pallasi in the wild in the Russian Federation. With regard to this type of bird, registration work is regularly carried out. Based on the data of nature conservation inspectors, inspectors of legal hunting, hunting for wild birds is carried out. The problem for modern science is the preservation and development of the gene pool of this species. Further, work to preserve the pheasant in nature and for home and farm poultry farming. Farmed pheasants are mainly a Caucasian subspecies of the common pheasant. Therefore, the main problem is closely related breeding and, as a consequence, the degeneration of birds on farms. They quickly become incapable of reproduction and give rapidly dying offspring. We have considered the Far Eastern population of the common pheasant. As a reservoir of an additional gene pool for enrichment and creation of a stable population of birds for farming and obtaining a primary scientific base for obtaining hybrid breeds. We have studied its number, population dynamics over the years over the past 10 years and food security. Since this estimate is necessary to account for the reserve population of pheasant breeding. Numerous studies of the chemical composition of pheasant meat show that it is richer in protein and lower in fat than broiler meat, the recognized leader in dietary meat. Microbiological studies for food safety have shown its high quality and suitability for nutrition.