Pheasant Embryos Research Articles

Comparative development of pheasant and chick embryo sera.

SummaryPheasant and chick embryonic sera share common features as the embryo matures: emergence of albumin from a minor to a dominant position in the serum spectrum; the presence of an embryo-specific alpha-2 globulin-E which declines from a prominent position in the serum at midincubation to either disappear (chick) or become a minor component (pheasant) by the 21st day of incubation. The pheasant embryo serum contains a stage-specific serum protein, alpha-3 globulin-E, which in addition is species-specific, i.e., no similar staining protein is found in the chick embryo serum.

A Guide to the Aging of Pheasant Embryos, by Ronald F. Labisky and James F. Opsahl [Review

A Guide to the Aging of Pheasant Embryos, by Ronald F. Labisky and James F. Opsahl [Review

Criteria for Aging Pheasant Embryos

In the course of a series of experiments designed to investigate the conditions necessary to hatch pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) eggs by artificial incubation, the author found it necessary to establish the chronological appearance of aging criteria throughout the incubation period. The data collected deal with external characteristics visible without dissection, and are described herewith in nontechnical language.