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Domestic guineafowl, sometimes called pintade, pearl hen, or gleany, is poultry originating from Africa.They are the domesticated form of the helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) and are related to other game birds such as the pheasants, turkeys and partridges.
Domestication is a gradual process, so there is no precise moment in the history of a given species when it can be considered to have become fully domesticated. Zooarchaeology has identified three classes of animal domesticates: Pets (dogs, cats, ferrets, hamsters, etc.) Livestock (cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, etc.)
Unlike chickens (which generally do best with one rooster for a flock of hens [7]), guineafowl do well with one cock for each hen. Guineafowl have been shown to act as a deterrent to foxes. [8] Due to the spread of Lyme disease from ticks, guineafowl are often kept because they will eat the ticks. [9]
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Helmeted guinea fowl are seasonal breeders. Summer is the peak breeding season in which the testes could weigh up to 1.6 gm, while during winter no breeding activity takes place. The serum testosterone level is up to 5.37 ng/ ml during the breeding season. [13]
Domestication was not a single event, but a process repeated at various periods in different places. Sheep and goats were the animals that accompanied the nomads in the Middle East, while cattle and pigs were associated with more settled communities. [3] The first wild animal to be domesticated was the dog.