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The aims of the research were:
To test the hypothesis that reduced body condition due to an inadequate diet, contributes to the poor breeding success of released pheasants.
To determine experimentally the impact of supplementary feeding on the body condition and breeding success of released pheasants.
The purpose of the work described in Article I was to assess food availability and that in Article II, the diet of pheasants in spring. The purpose of Article III was to determine experimentally the effect of supplementary feeding on body condition of nesting hens. The study described in Article IV investigated by radio-telemetry the impact of supplementary feeding on survival and breeding success of hen pheasants. The aim of Article V was to investigate the importance of supplementary feeding on body condition of pheasants on a national scale. Finally, in Article VI the effects of supplementary feeding on breeding success of released pheasants were investigated on a multi-site field scale study.