Among other Italian breeds of turkeys, the turkey Rovigo Ermine is one of the few that is well known outside its region of origin, Veneto. Look for the beautiful livery, either for good production skills and the instinct for breeding, the breed has spread quite well among fans, but is still rather common.
was Prof. Raffaello Quilici, of ' Research Institute Poultry of Rovigo, in 1958, which starts from turkeys and entering the common blood of Narragansett (one of the finest American breeds of turkeys) got to a point mutation of the selection by a small group of leaders in livery ermine, on which to continue efforts to standardize the production characteristics and size.
The breed is characterized by flesh-colored legs, white skin, a livery ermine that resembles that of the German race Crollwitzer, and a medium size, with females who stood about 5 kg and 11 kg male instead on This animals very rustic and early, to ride fast, also suitable for farming in the mountains. The females are excellent brooders, perfect to complete broods of many poultry, also because of their size is not excessive.
Unfortunately the lack of uniformity of somatic samples often leads to think that we can improve the characteristics of the livery by crossing with other breeds. In truth, the mere effort of the farmers should be more selective than enough to maximize the uniformity of the livery of this race.
The animals in the picture belong to his friend Marco Bindocci , and are from the strain of the University of Perugia, I also had the pleasure of seeing a strain equally beautiful and very uniform, well characterized, at a producer of Casalserugo (PD ), which was by a male party had by then Ermellinata Institute of St. Benedict of Padua and a group of bronze female the size is right. It 'goes without saying that in this case, that should be taken as an example, were the stubbornness and the assiduous selection made by these farmers to enable such an outcome. Should serve as inspiration and reference for every farmer, especially in these times when the word "selection" seems to scare the fans more than many others.
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