The impact of stress factors on the quality of sable fur

The purpose of the research was to establish the influence of stress factors on the quality of fur production of black breed sables kept in cages, starting from 3 months of age and older. The system of feeding and housing, the methods of feeding, the period of puppies jigging, household location were taken into account; the hairline, the appearance of the skin, the structure guard rails and hair (length, thickness, shape of hair, as scales, the corners of the bummer) were observed. As a result of the researches it was established that etiological factors of stress conditions had sable cell kept in the conditions of JSC "Bolsherechensky", and theimpact of stress on the quality of fur and appearance of the defect hairline - "section" of fur. It is known that among fur animals the sable is referred to stress-sensitive animals. All the sables were exposed to stress factors from the age of 45-50 days. It was found out that 10-15 % of the total sable population, starting at 7-8 months of age, had a “cross-section” of hair under the influence of technological and human stress factors: automatic distribution of feed mixtures, close location of the sheds with the living rooms of the staff, the appearance of strangers, the impact of extraneous loud noise sounds, extraneous unfamiliar smells, unfamiliar voices of people, sharp movements...