Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Gamebirds

Welcome to the OMAFRA Gamebirds website. Here you will find information relevant to Ontario's Gamebird industry. The resources listed below include OMAFRA Factsheets and Information Sheets, as well as key links to information on internal and external sites.

General Production Information

• Gamebirds Facsheets - University of California, Davis
• Raising gamebirds - University of Minnesota Extension Service
• Gamebirds and Poultry - Purdue University
• Hatchery Management Guide - Mississippi State Extension Service
• Managing Gamebirds - Michigan State University Extension Service
• Poultry: Game Birds and Ratites - Mississippi State University Extension Service
• Game Birds - Texas A&M University
• Pheasant, Japanese Quail & Squab Raising - New South Wales, Australia

Guinea Fowl

• Guinea Fowl Management - University of Connecticut
• Raising Guinea Fowl - Texas A&M University

Partridge

• Partridge - Penn State Cooperative Extension
• Raising Chukar Partridges - University of California, Davis

Pheasants

• Pheasants - Penn State Cooperative Extension
• Pheasant Raising - New South Wales Department of Primary Industries

Pigeon (Squab)

• Squab Pigeons, Bird Health – Australia
• Pigeon Management – University of Minnesota
• Pigeon Web

Quail

• Bobwhite Quail Production - Penn State Cooperative Extension
• Bobwhite Quail Production and Management Guide - College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia
• Japanese Quail - Coturnix - Texas A&M University
• Nutritional Guide for Bobwhite Quail Production - College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia
• Quail - Avain Net, Purdue University
• Quail - University of Minnesota
• Quail Feeding Programs - Mississippi State University Extension Service
• The Propagation and Commercial Use of Bobwhite Quail - Alabama University

Health

• Poultry - Health Management and Biosecurity

Marketing

• Federally Registered Establishments - Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• Provincially Licensed Abattoirs - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
• Ontario Independent Meat Processors
• Agricultural Business Management
• Game Bird Central

Producer & Industry Groups

• Canadian Ornamental Pheasant & Game Bird Association
• North American Gamebird Association
• Canadian Pigeon Fanciers Association
• Canadian Racing Pigeon Union

Statistics

• Number of Alternative Livestock and Gamebirds Processed for Meat in Ontario Federal/Provincial Combined Statistics - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs